subscribe

search

powered by

weblog

people's poses

Strange how powerful some of Rineke Dijkstra's simple, frontal portrait photographs are. Awkward adolescents on the beach or in the park, young soldiers in uniform, bloody matadors after bullfights, mothers after giving birth -- all looking into the camera with a mixture of defiance and shyness, vulnerability and self-consciousness. Maybe it's because they're all so obviously posing, and never entirely succeeding.

For lack of a good site, check examples @ Google Images.

Or go see the exhibition @ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

(Btw, don't miss her video pieces, especially 'Buzzclub/Mystery World', showing hilarious clubbing kids.)


torero's are great! or at least pictures of them are great! that's what I mean. I suppose. No. Torero's are great too, but don't tell anyone I said that.

p (URL) - 19-11-05, 11:35


In Dijkstra's photos they look like Portuguese frat boys after a bar fight, all bloody, cocky and confused. Only then do you realize they just fought a bull...

bv () - 19-11-05, 23:34

leave a comment

  
Remember personal info?

To prevent automated commentspam you need to answer this silly question...
 



Notify:
Hide email:

Small print: All html tags except <b> and <i> will be removed from your comment. You can make links by just typing the url or mail-address.