john divola
Despite how much it reaks of the West Coast, John Divola’s work interests me because of how it is, to paraphrase Jan Tumlir, about the “deferall of aesthetic decision-making”. I actually agree with...
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I still don’t entirely understand the idea of the archive. I’ve now read Allan Sekula’s text twice and sat through a class discussion. The concept of archiving just seems so archaic in a digital age....
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After reading Steyerl’s essay regarding poor image, I would argue that 99% of the images that we look at are, to some degree, similar in nature to the image that she is describing. I would continue to...
View Articlemoca
I went to MOCA last Thursday evening for the first time. Admission is free on Thursday between 5 and 8. Parking is still 11 dollars. I spent over an hour in the museum’s bookstore. I spent less than an...
View Articleroland barthes
Hi. Let me preface this by stating that the following stream of consciousness is the best that I can offer this week in terms of an informed response to Roland Barthes’ essay. Which, by the way, I...
View ArticlePaul,
Sorry that I missed class. Running on empty started to catch up with me this morning. I still wanted to share with you some of the things that are going through my head, however. Like we talked about...
View Articlehesistation
The other day I got really annoyed when I heard someone claim that “what is not photographed is lost”. I've heard people talk about this naive disposition a dozen times, so why was it bothering me this...
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cache, active
One of the many things that resonated with me during Phil Chang’s lecture at school last Wednesday was the way in which he talked about how his photography functions as art. While it’s usually very...
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context
Considering that there exists a context and condition in which every photograph is taken, it’s hard not to question the reality — the realness, if you will — of a photograph. Even when taken seemingly...
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solitude
Solitude is, well, the story of my life. At this point, it is no surprise that solitude also happens to be the subject of my work. Solitude is something that I both battle and embrace. It is as much of...
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