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Thomas Hirschhorn makes work for both street and gallery locations. His work is characterised as hand made, multi-dimensional collages of commonplace materials including packaging, paper, photocopied images and texts. His installations invariably create opportunities in which to explore and debate art and contemporary political issues and engage with the ethical and philosophical complexities that underlie them. The Incommensurable Banner, in common with many of his recent works, draws on photographs of contemporary warfare and in particular those that have been circulated online and in magazines. The Incommensurable Banner stands four metres high and eighteen metres long. It reads as an endless parade of utter destruction, depicting bodies blown apart by modern weapons, weapons designed not just to kill but to obliterate. Created with reference to a tradition of protest, Hirschhorn`s confrontational and controversial work is intended to fully implicate us in the realities of war waged on our behalf. In doing so he invites us to consider, and above all not to avoid, the much larger questions at the heart of humanity. Warning: The images presented in this exhibition are graphic in their representation of violence and war. They may be considered unsuitable for children, and may be disturbing to viewers of any age.