Francesco 1985
Andre Smith; 28 years old; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Marylin; 28 years old; Las Vegas, Nevada
Chris; 28 years old; Los Angeles, CA
Brian 1988
Gianni 1984
Mike Miller, 24 years, Allentown, PA
Ike Cole, 38 years old, Los Angeles, CA
Brent Booth, 21 years old, Des Moines, Iowa
"During the late 1970s, during diCorcia's early career, he used to situate his friends and family within fictional interior tableaus, that would make the viewer think that the pictures were spontaneous shots of someone's everyday life, when they were in fact carefully staged and planned in beforehand. He would later start photographing random people in urban spaces all around the world. When in Berlin, Calcutta, Hollywood, New York, Rome and Tokyo, he would often hide lights in the pavement, which would illuminate a random subject in a special way, often isolating them from the other people in the street."
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ReplyDeleteKrista and I found an entire photo album that someone tore apart and threw into the Gulf of Mexico. We found it near a heap of things from someones bedroom, stuffed animals, posters, and other random items. the pictures were wet and smudged, they were probably from the 1980s, family vacations and disney world-Christmas pictures. They were so beautiful and sad. Seeing this series kind of reminds me of that, and how I felt when we found it. At first I was really excited and we thought we would try to find the person it belonged to, we thought it had washed up post-hurricane, but then when we saw all of the things from the room thrown away I just got really really depressed. It seemed like someone was trying to forget someone or something, it made me feel terrible. These pictures make me feel that way again, and I am not quite sure why.
ReplyDeleteSo what I'm saying is these pictures are throw aways. And I want to find them thrown away. and frame them like I know the people.
ReplyDeletei never feel like moving past the past is ever a depressing thing. the literalization of getting rid of the past in such an active and passionate way is very strong and resonating i feel.
ReplyDeletethis feeling may have deep roots though and apply to me in a very specific way.
moving and throwing away are verrrryyyy different though. you can't just cut out a part of your life, and pretend like it never happened. that is what I felt like I was witnessing.
ReplyDeletevalid point.
ReplyDeleteyou know, this is what i like about you most.
you challenge me in a way that almost no one does.