NOWNESS has featured a selection of Vivian Maiers experimental 8mm films some of which debuted at FORMAT International Photography Festival in 2011. The New York-born photographer spent 40 years working as a nanny in Chicago, simultaneously fostering a secret passion for image-making that led her to document the urban life of America, enjoying her productive peak in the 50s and 60s. “Vivian saw details that pass us by in everyday life,” says director, curator and the primary caretaker of Maier’s oeuvre, John Maloof.
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