The Organization and Representation of Violence

This Source Book is published on the occasion of Billy Apple's two-part exhibition at Witte de With: A History of the Brand and Revealed/Concealed.

"Farmer explores the possibility of translating a literary fiction into his own visual art practice. In literature, Farmer seems to have found unique narrative structures that echo his obsession with the anti-hero, the double or the copy and his desire to unfold narratives in time, oscillating between movement and action, expression of emotions and depiction of landscapes."

Kim experiments with narrative formats using video and performance, as well as installation. Collecting and collaging encounters, images, sounds, and objects from his changing domiciles of Seoul, Amsterdam and New York he portrays his world with lyric complexity.

Margaret Salmon (1975, New York, USA) creates stylized portraits that weave together poetry and documentary.