March 2009
Reputation can mean nothing; there’s always a chance the underdogs will...
– Phil Liggett
If we could do something about what the images show, we might not care as much...
– Susan Sontag, ‘Regarding The Pain Of Others’, 2003, P117
While the act of photography does not destroy experience, I will argue that it...
– Eric William Carroll, ‘The Crisis Of Experience’, 2009
One cannot both experience and document something at the same time. This crisis,...
– Eric William Carroll, ‘The Crisis Of Experience’, 2009
Bethia’s sleeping pattern.
My sleeping pattern.
Riding
There was a moment of absolute significance during a recent cycle ride. A moment when everything fell into place. The clouds we chuffing along. As were my legs. I turned at a cross junction and with a real suddenness there were no more cars to think about. A road that was silent. I listened to the tires glazing across the tarmac.
At that exact moment I was as Louis Sullivan wrote...
I think most people try to get others to see through their eyes.
– Don Van Vliet
I am a photographer, and can’t help noticing how potent the search for...
– Tim Davis, ‘One Credo After Another’, 2009
[Stephen] Shore, along with Eggelston and Sternfeld, as we all know, are the...
– Darius Himes, ‘Close Readings’, 2009
…And docility - this readiness to be taught, this willingness to be...
– Darius Himes, ‘Close Readings’, 2009
…You must cultivate attention - the art of seeing, the art of listening....
– Louis Sullivan, ‘Kindergarten Lessons’
We now exist in a world where “new” is virtually impossible....
– Cara Phillips, ‘Artist Collectives In The Age Of The Blog’, 2009
The process of the ages has been rhythmic and not continuous, although always...
– Alfred Stieglitz, 1903