I know this wasn't posted before 9, but since I had just done a critique blog and I wasn't sure that I really had anything else to say. I've had some time to ruminate on some of the comments that I was faced with, and I think I have some answers to them.
I was asked why anyone would care about my work. And the only thing I can think of is, "Why would someone care about anyone's work?" I know my work isn't going to appeal to everyone, and I don't expect it to. I think this question also kind of goes with, "Where is my voice in this work?" and "What keeps this from being a blog post?" I read a lot of blogs. And as anyone who reads blogs know, a lot of times there will be a picture accompanying the text. I think the reason Tom brought up this comparison is because I'd like to have a write up from my subject on the wall with the image of them and their room. Some blogs will snap a picture to go along with their post without much concern for how the picture is taken. In other situations, the blogs will find images that go with their post, or, the images will be around first and the post will be based around the blog.
Liquor Store Bar, 2006
In my case, I am taking a picture that I am thinking about and considering in many ways. Donna Ferrato's 10013 project that she is working on right now, aside from the name attached to the work, why would anyone care? Why do I care about the goings on of Tribeca? I'm not from New York. I'm not immersed in the culture. I hope my thoughts here don't appear as a cop out, because I really have thought about it. I'm not done thinking though, but I did need to get a blog post up. I think my voice is going to come through in the way that I take my photos and subsequently display them. And I think that my vision for my work as well as the content and story of the subjects that I photograph will keep my audience engaged. My vision and how I go about actually making the work is what will keep someone else from doing my work.
No comments:
Post a Comment