Electra and her brother Orestes attempt to gain justice for their father
the young men who were conscripted to dig coal to fuel the factories producing armaments for the war effort
but also the metaphoric dissolution of one form into many
They serve as a further illustration that the process of digitising an object or physical situation and the subsequent attempt to recreate the object or image loses its original meaning or use and is therefore futile
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James Tissot, On the Thames (Oh How Happy I Could Be with Either?), c. 1876 Frame:natural Electra and her brother OrestesJacques Joseph [James] Tissot (1836 1902) was born in Nantes, France and made his name as an artist from the 1860s onwards, painting scenes of contemporary Parisian society. He moved to London in 1871 where he stayed for a decade, living amongst a community of artists in the St Johns Wood area of London. He maintained a fascination with England throughout his life, even changing his name to James to appeal to the British public and collectors, amongst