N I H I L S E N T I M E N T A L G I A,
a blog about photography by Sofia Silva
It’s a given than when writing a statement about your work, you should explain what the process entailed and what you were trying to achieve. But should the artist explain to us what the project is really about? Isn’t that pretentious? © Jamie Diamond, 7.11.11, from the series I Promise To Be a Good Mother.…
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all images © Austin Young, from Machine Project, Hammer Museum. “Tranimal…Young’s new endeavor – a collaboration with Squeaky Blonde and Fade-Dra, is infused with the artist’s high voltage underground creative energy. Tranimal is a big and bold project. It incorporates video, photography, and interactive sound design. And its taking performance art to an operatic level.…
Read More© Nicole Tran Ba Vang, Collection Automne/Hiver, Belinda, 2003/04 © Nicole Tran Ba Vang, Collection Automne/Hiver, Delphine, 2003/04 Her work can be seen here
Read More© Clark & Pougnaud, Virginie, from the series Tribute to Edward Hopper, 2000 “We were fascinated by the composition, the lighting and the settings of Edward Hopper’s paintings. We were not aiming to reproduce his paintings by rather to let ourselves be inspired by them. We approached this reverently to avoid disturbing the apparent order.…
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caption (image above): © Julie Blackmoon, Birthday Girl, from the series Domestic Vacation. © Julie Blackmoon, Saturday, from the series Domestic Vacation, 2005 © Julie Blackmoon, Dinner Party, from the series Domestic Vacation, 2005 “I am the oldest of nine children and now the mother of three. In these photographs, I…
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