Cameras 1968

"Cameras" is a 1968 etching by Czech artist Jirí Balcar, who tragically died in the same year. This artwork features an intriguing scene with several figures situated in an interior setting. The upper portion of the composition showcases three vintage cameras, while the lower part depicts individuals whose faces are obscured, lending a sense of mystery and ambiguity to the work. This striking use of shadowy figures, suggestive of an anonymous crowd, combined with the prominent placement of cameras as instruments of observation, invites viewers to contemplate the theme of surveillance and societal anonymity in the late 20th century.