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
photo caption (above) © Tinkebell, Saving a Broiler, installation © Tinkebell, Brutus with Idiot, photo printed as a poster, made in collaboration with Mirjam Muller, with special thanks to the idiots © Tinkebell, Her name is Sarah, performance (the animal is used as a commodity article: as part of an individuals carefully build image and…
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© Ugo Rondinone, all Untitled, from the series I don’t live here anymore, 1996 “My discovery of Rondinone dates back to a sexy picture I noticed in Flash Art in the mid-1990s, of what I took to be a seductive model revealing a glimpse of appealing cleavage. I hadn’t actually meant to stop at the…
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© Cooper & Gorfer, from My Quiet of Gold © Cooper & Gorfer, from My Quiet of Gold © Cooper & Gorfer, from My Quiet of Gold © Cooper & Gorfer, from My Quiet of Gold “The artist duo Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer work at the intersection of contemporary photography with painting of the…
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© Erwan Frotin, Pain à Pieds Bleus, from the series Sketch, 2006 © Erwan Frotin, Perdreau Fantôme, from the series Sketch, 2006 “Patiently elaborated images emerge, shapes and colours, dissonant or incongruous at first glance, astonish and confuse the viewer.” Marco Costantini, @ Still life as a chimera More of Erwan’s work here
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@ Natasja Maria Fourie, from I didn’t want to be your ghost “I have an obsession with the naked portrait. The most beautiful and vulgar things are produced by the human body. The naked body raises intense psychological issues. My portrait work deals with all those complex feelings when one is stripped naked, the feelings…
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@ Bridget Collins, Untitled, from Olly Olly Oxen Free @ Bridget Collins, Untitled, from Olly Olly Oxen Free Jonathan Baron, editor-in-chief of Baron Magazine: We are visually saying that emotions are not progressive, that instead of being emotional with others, let’s do it through entertainment. So for the debut issue – Baron has commissioned artists…
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© Erik Madigan Heck, from Undercover Jun Takahashi © Erik Madigan Heck, from Undercover Jun Takahashi (…) Heck’s working methods also demonstrate his independent streak. He eschews strobes and rarely shoots digitally. He even pooh-poohs test Polaroids, which would help ensure the usability of images captured with his 15-year-old, all-manual, 35mm Canon EOS 630. “I…
Read More© Stefan Milev, Spiros, Berlin 2011 © Stefan Milev, Dune – Simone van Werkhoven, Paris 2010 Still looking for some kind of photographic identity in the fashion world. Although it tends to be very hard to find, I guess the photographer comes through with every choice he/she makes, regarding equipment, materials and technique. I’m looking…
Read More© Cathleen Naundorf, Untitled – Dior, artist’s workshop – Cité Jandelle, Paris © Cathleen Naundorf, Mimi San – Dior, artist’s workshop – Cité Jandelle, Paris “When I decided to photograph 4×5 inches, and even with Polaroid, people asked, ’Are you crazy? Why don ’t you do digital, it takes much less time?’ But, it needs…
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© Erwin Verstappen © Erwin Verstappen To call this fashion photography is just plain wrong! I believe he is just too good to be commercial. His images have infinite lives… More of his work here
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© Annie Collinge, Project with Sarah May © Annie Collinge, Project with Sarah May Annie’s home here and her blog here Sarah’splace here
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© Marianne McGurk Untitled #1, from the series Eva © Marianne McGurk Untitled #1, from the series Eva More ofMarianne’s work here
Read More© Pinar Yolacan, Unitled, from the series Perishables, 2003 © Pinar Yolacan, Unitled, from the series Perishables, 2003 More of Pinar’s work here
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© Denise Grünstein, Inside looking out, Outside looking in, from the series Figure Out, 2009 © Denise Grünstein, from the series Figure Out, 2009 More of Denise’s work can be found here
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
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© Izima Kaoru, Igawa Haruka wears Dolce Gabbana, 2003 © Izima Kaoru, Tanja de Jaeger wears Christian Dior, 2002 “Poetic yet disturbing, bloody yet seductive. Since 1993 the Japanese photographer Izima Kaoru has been creating scenes of sophisticated violence and enchanting horror. Landscapes with a Corpse is the title of his project. He invited actresses…
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