A photograph you take of yourself sits at the nexus of control and self-exposure. It blurs the line between reality and the performance of a fantasy self. Diane Arbus once said that, “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” We may think we perceive some essential truth about somebody’s character or soul when we look at a photograph they’ve taken of themselves, but it’s nearly always runaway guesswork. Women Take Photographs of Themselves—An essay on Vivian Maier, Francesca Woodman, and selfies by Madeleine Watts: the.blvr.org/1yemxu3
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:30:12 +0000