Are blogs retro yet?
darkrooms can be dangerous. especially in the dark.
these past few weeks, I’ve been tackling the chore of clear out. It was begun because I knew I had something. I didn’t know where it was.
Nope. Not here; nor there. Perhaps up there on that shelf atop this box. A smaller box of film fell onto me. Surprise, film boxes fall EDGE FIRST.
At first, I considered death by instant light.
A calmer me thought instead:
Slow, Long Death By Pinhole, would be more appropriate
IS THE WORK inclusive or exclusive…
layers of the portrait.. portrayal, example, at hand or
malick sidibe 14 apr 2015
asking ‘who is it’ early questions, easily answered (sub-text “is it important” why should I look at this how much will I have to look/see
reaching cross culturally
person personification personal
as example, as lighting problem, as proof of your own prestige, as class, as classification, as prototype archetype
affectionate / distant / aloof transient / uncaring — manipulative disingenuous
depiction not-fiction
the Scene … other people’s lives … everything external where commerce and price form the basic parameters of exchange
karsh resurrected homilies … without humility
atheist homily
cookie cutter concept equals <> conclusion
what does the portrait portray ? the class cliche … pretense of dress-up .. honest at their interest … gain loss is never equal. there is no parity in this bit
small catalog to access for image. small dictionary of visual referents
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