tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686098747419156270.post5573204309534260230..comments2024-02-08T00:29:13.663-08:00Comments on Arts Without Borders: The Haggerty scores twice with Soth lecture and "The Truth is not in the Mirror"eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686098747419156270.post-9561619618890906482011-03-26T09:46:42.964-07:002011-03-26T09:46:42.964-07:00Miss tellMiss tellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686098747419156270.post-47091200457923437842011-03-26T09:40:50.231-07:002011-03-26T09:40:50.231-07:00Probably another article writer^Probably another article writer^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686098747419156270.post-90691473132938044042011-01-29T20:10:53.713-08:002011-01-29T20:10:53.713-08:00I found interesting, and a little unbelievable, So...I found interesting, and a little unbelievable, Soth’s comment that he prefers not to know his subjects. While he said he spent a mere 15 minutes photographing his “Ash Wednesday” woman, he had enough emotional rapport with her to seek her out some years later to photograph her again. Soth said he views his photos as blank slates upon which the viewer can project feelings. While that certainly may be true, his own action with the lady with the cigarette ash seems antithetical. His comment that he would like to walk up to a subject, not talk, shoot, and walk away sounds more theoretical than what he actually practiced. Having been crossed with ashes many times in my younger years, I certainly felt remembered emotions looking at Soth’s picture. His comments about not wanting to know his subjects triggered the memory of Georges Rouault’s famous clown – in storage at the Haggerty! – titled “Qui Ne Se Grime Pas?” (“Who does not wear a mask?”) If that’s the case, whether we want to or not, we really can’t know our subjects. Does anyone really know anyone? Soth’s photos and the “Mirror” exhibit at the Haggerty are not to be missed. Thanks, Eddee. – Dan PatrinosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686098747419156270.post-33329894177556467642011-01-28T17:26:27.242-08:002011-01-28T17:26:27.242-08:00You write so well and help us understand the meani...You write so well and help us understand the meaning behind this exhibit. Thank you. My 2 cents:<br /><br />I just saw the exhibit this afternoon. Although it is exactly opposite of my style of photographing real people in their environment and not staging them, I found this exhibit to be very interesting. There are many ways to tell a story and Graham Miller's quote sums it up the best: "For me photography is much like writing - in the sense that you can approach it as fiction or non-fiction. Both are equally valid, and both are able to speak of the human experience in a moving and profound way."<br />These are very strong images and well worth seeing and contemplating.Paul Matznerhttp://www.paulmatzner.comnoreply@blogger.com