Watch: 'Richard Mosse: What the Camera Can't See' Documentary Short

"There is so much more to discover in the Brazilian Amazon. I am very interested in trying to find a way to express extremely, deeply complex things by looking very carefully at these loaded landscapes..."Richard Mosse: What the Camera Can't See is the latest in a series of "Extended Play" shorts made for Art21. This film introduces us to a renowned photographer by the name of Richard Mosse (his website), who tells us about some of his latest projects over the past few decades. "My power, if I have one," says Mosse, "is to be able to show you the things I've seen in a more powerful way than perhaps the pictures you've seen in the newspaper of the same thing." Many of his more recent projects involve the use of special cameras or unusual techniques that show us more than we expect to see - whether using infrared or ultraviolet or other tricks. It's a smart way to go beyond photography as we know it, allowing us to better understand what's happening on this planet.

Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this short. Full description from Vimeo: “Artist Richard Mosse documents humanitarian crises and environmental disasters by making the invisible visible. conflict, reorienting surveillance technologies and scientific tools to capture stories and scenes that evoke deeper understanding and motivate audiences to action. In places like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than 50 armed groups are engaged in fighting, or along the migration routes from the Middle East and North Africa to the European Union, the 'artist works to bring attention to conflict and suffering around the world.' The Extended Play documentary series is directed by Ian Forster and edited by Riley Hooper, created for Art21. With music by Blue Dot Sessions and Joel Pickard. For more details on the film, visit Vimeo. For even more shorts, click here. Have your thoughts?

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