THOMAS RUFF

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jpeg

2004—
Along with nudes and Substrate, jpeg focuses on the deconstruction of digital images, but the structure of the images is another element in this series. The title refers to a method compressing for digital images – at present, it is the most common format of this kind in the world. Making use of the format’s special characteristics (compressing an image too much causes block noise, etc.), Ruff gives visual a form to the structure of the images.