Hito Steyerl: I Will Survive

Over the past 30 years, the immensely influential German artist and writer Hito Steyerl (born 1966) has been tracking the ways that images have mutated - from the analogue image and its manifold possibilities for montage to the fluidity of the split digital image - and the implications these mutations have had for the representation of wars, genocides and the flow of capital. Through video and installation, Steyerl has been presenting digital visual worlds that, as Brian Kuan Wood writes, "we are only beginning to understand" - "we are no longer dealing with the virtual but with a confusing and possibly alien concreteness."

This comprehensive retrospective on Hito Steyerl, the influential artist and author of Duty-Free Art and The Wretched of the Screen, examines her multimedia installations and film projects of the past ten years, as well as her earlier works. Spanning nearly 500 pages, the book offers a substantial overview on an artist whose practice has been united by an unflagging interrogation of the politics of the image.

Steyerl's work has been instrumental in tracking the evolution of the image, from its analogue origins to the transformative impact of digital technologies. Her multimedia installations and films have explored how the representation of conflicts, atrocities and economic flows have been shaped and reshaped by these technological shifts. Engaging with the fluidity and mutability of the digital image, Steyerl's practice has sought to unpack the implications of this new visual landscape, one that challenges our conventional understanding of the virtual and the real.

Through a deep and sustained engagement with the politics of the image, Steyerl's work has emerged as a crucial voice in contemporary art and visual culture. This retrospective provides a comprehensive overview of her practice, tracing the trajectory of an artist whose work has been instrumental in redefining our relationship with the image in the digital age. By examining Steyerl's multifaceted installations and films, the book offers valuable insights into the evolving nature of representation, the shifting boundaries between the virtual and the concrete, and the profound impact of technological change on the ways in which we perceive and engage with the world around us.

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