Combining the silence of Edward Muybridge’s pictures with the association-rich composition of a still life, Martin Klimas breaks recognizable objects so they become something else, and stops us just at the moment of transformation. And it’s this moment of transformation that provides for us something that we normally cannot see. It is an in-between state where [...]
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Dawn
Ruud van Empel used to design, among other things, the sets for the wacky misadventures of my absolute favorite Dutch television series for kids called Theo & Thea. I was still in art school back then, studying scenography, and he was one of my inspirators. So at first when I heard of his decision in [...]
Apr
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Looking aside
A couple of weeks ago I read an article about albinism in Africa. Albinism is a congenital disorder that affects skin pigmentation. In most African countries it can lead to expulsion and discrimination. Albinism is referred to as ‘sope’, meaning something magical inhabited by powerful evil spirits; albinos sometimes are even hunted for their body [...]
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NY street life photographer Helen Levitt died
Helen Levitt (New York City) American photographer, 1913 – 2009 Inspired by her mentors and friends, Walker Evans and Henri Cartier Bresson, Helen Levitt made – for most of the 1940s – black and white photos of children in Spanish Harlem in New York. Her portraits of young children are among the strongest in the history [...]
Mar
09
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Pimp your daughters
Beautiful yet disturbing portraits by Susan Anderson. The “High Glitz’ genre refers to the young competitors’ couture costumes embellished with glitter, this ‘glitzy’ appearance is further perfected with a broad array of cosmetic preparations that go from glamour makeup to lacquered hairstyle and, believe it or not, flippers (false front teeth veneers). I would love [...]