... I began showing the black border of the negative as part of the image, something I'd never done before. I began to realize that the edge of the negative represents the shadow of the camera, the opaqueness of matter. It casts a shadow on the negative, so it's a photogram as well.
A photograph records both the thing in front of the camera and the conditions of its making... A photograph is also a document of the state of mind o… - James Welling
A photograph records both the thing in front of the camera and the conditions of its making... A photograph is also a document of the state of mind o…
- James Welling
It's not that I don't care about content, but content is not the only way a photograph has meaning. - James Welling
It's not that I don't care about content, but content is not the only way a photograph has meaning.
There is a narrative behind every image. I often imagine being able to see the photographer standing behind the camera, or perhaps crouching or runni… - James Welling
There is a narrative behind every image. I often imagine being able to see the photographer standing behind the camera, or perhaps crouching or runni…
Even an ugly, abject photograph bears the recording of its making... my goal [is] to create dense objects, works in which many lines of thought conve… - James Welling
Even an ugly, abject photograph bears the recording of its making... my goal [is] to create dense objects, works in which many lines of thought conve…
... I began showing the black border of the negative as part of the image, something I'd never done before. I began to realize that the edge of the n… - James Welling
... I began showing the black border of the negative as part of the image, something I'd never done before. I began to realize that the edge of the n…
[Photography] underlines the photographer. That's the Barthesian this has been. Well, this has been for the photographer as well. The photographer is… - James Welling
[Photography] underlines the photographer. That's the Barthesian this has been. Well, this has been for the photographer as well. The photographer is…
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