Project #4 - Inspiration From Other Photographers
Sally Mann - http://www.kochgallery.com/artists/contemporary/Mann/index.html
I think that this photo is interesting because it shows two traces of the same action. The photo is called “The Fall” and it is a trace in the sense that it was taken after the decisive moment - the fall. Secondly, the pattern created on the girl’s back is another trace of her fall.
Martina Mullaney - http://www.yossimilogallery.com/artists/mart_mull/
The series that this photo by Martina Mullaney is from is really interesting. She has taken a series of photos of beds in shelters for homeless people and I think it is fascinating how much this limited view of the beds and the rooms reveal.
The bed is a quite personal object, I think, and it feels a bit intrusive to get this kind of view of it - it seems very exposed and so does the person who has slept in the bed even though they are not in the photo.
Birthe Piontek - http://www.birthepiontek.com/work/sub_rosa
This is quite a classical trace that we humans leave from time to time.
Nan Goldin
This photo has definitely been an inspiration for me with this project. I’m looking at what traces we leave on the body and I want to explore which ones of these are seen as bad and which ones are seen as good.
Martin Parr - http://www.martinparr.com/index1.html
I think this photo is hilarious. It comes from a series called Playas, which is documenting beach culture of Latin America. This woman is so desperate in her desire to get a tan and it is obvious to the viewer that she has gone way over board since she is more red than anything else. Tanning is an interesting trace - it is something that many people desire, yet it can also be harmful.
Nate Larson - http://www.natelarson.com/mary13.html
I think this photo is interesting because it depicts traces that we leave to honor, remember or even worship somebody/something.
