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In the Jungle

Marcel Odenbach’s Durchblicke (Clear View) (2007).Image courtesy of Anton Kern Gallery, New York.

Durchblicke (Clear Views), a densely packed tropical panorama by German video artist Marcel Odenbach, doesn’t owe its wisps and branches to an Old Master technique or a wide-format camera lens. Nope, they’re actually crumpled-up newspapers and press photos meant to illustrate the strife and struggle of living in Africa — see them after the jump! Odenbach’s massive collage is up at the Anton Kern Gallery through October 13. —Rachel Wolff

CaptionImage courtesy of Anton Kern Gallery, New York.