By a different kind of love, I mean not in the 'food is love' sense from the last post that contained my images. There is a certain relationship that photographers have with those they are photographing and a different relationship that those being pictured have with each other (when there is more than one person in the photograph). I kept those relationships in mind as I chose the following exhibition photographs. Feel free to enjoy this dynamical relationship with me...
Sally Mann
Candy Cigarette
1989, gelatin silver print, 66 x 76 cm; courtesy Gagosian Gallery
The Family and The Land
26 September 2009 - 10 January 2010
Stadhouderslaan 43
2517 HV Den HaagNetherlands
Yes, you caught me. I'm so much of a Sally Mann junkie that I'm using her exhibitions two weeks in a row. But keep in mind that these are two different Mann exhibitions in two different parts of the world... not to mention my different intentions. Who knows, maybe I'll find yet another Sally Mann exhibition in a few weeks. Quick story: a coworker at my new job asked me a get-to-know-you question, wondering if I could hang out with anyone at all, who would it be. He looked at me all sorts of oddly when I replied 'Sally Mann' and explained who she is. I know, I know. And of course I had a little battle in my head as to whether I should have said Sally Mann or John Dugdale. In actuality, it's a big toss up because I *heart* John Dugdale and his work. If you don't know of him, I dare you to check out his website, his work and read his biography. He is worth the time, I promise! Woah, anyway, Sally Mann became very well known largely because of photographs of her children. Her kids are beautiful and always seem to have extremely visually striking expressions. This photograph, Candy Cigarette, is well known in her portfolio and is quite wonderful. The relationship between Sally as the photographer, her daughter facing the camera and her other daughter facing away from the camera is so rich in content!
Lydia Panas
Private Spaces
ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 3300-071 Warszawa
Uhhh... awkward? I love the tension in this photograph as well as the softness in the color. Panas photographed mostly family and friends in this series about the complex process of growing up and maturing. Mmmm, nothing like being able to cut the air with a knife. The relationship of these four individuals is interesting through their body language and facial expressions in addition to their relation with the photographer. It almost looks like they have that expression of "if you dare point that camera at me one more time..." I love (spectating) awkward tension. Brilliant!
Fazal Sheikh
Fehan Noor Ahmed and her daughter Rhesh, Somali refugee camp, Mandera, Kenya
5 Sep - 29 Nov 2009
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