Yesterday I visited the impressive exhibition of Nan Goldin in the Photomuseum in Rotterdam. Goldin is an example of an artist who works at the most intimate level: her life is her work and her work, her life. It's nearly impossible to discuss Goldin's photographs without referring to their subjects by name, as though the people pictured were one's own family and friends. It is this intimate and raw style for which Goldin has become internationally renowned. Her snapshot-esque images of her friends; drag queens, drug addicts, lovers and family are intense, searing portraits that together make a document of Goldin's life. Goldin herself has commented on her photographic style and philosophy saying; "My work originally came from the snapshot aesthetic. Snapshots are taken out of love and to remember people, places and shared times. They're about creating a history by recording a history."
exhibition: Nan Goldin, Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam
Thanks for include on of my photographs.
ReplyDelete