The exposé, the compassion and outrage, of documentary fueled by the dedication to reform has shaded over into combinations of exoticism, tourism, voyeurism, psychologism and metaphysics, trophy hunting - and careerism.
Documentary is a little like horror movies, putting a face on fear and transforming threat into fantasy, into imagery. One can handle imagery by leav… - Martha Rosler
Documentary is a little like horror movies, putting a face on fear and transforming threat into fantasy, into imagery. One can handle imagery by leav…
- Martha Rosler
Any familiarity with photographic history shows that manipulation is integral to photography. - Martha Rosler
Any familiarity with photographic history shows that manipulation is integral to photography.
I was concerned with something like the notion of 'language speaking the subject,' and with the transformation of the woman herself into a sign in a … - Martha Rosler
I was concerned with something like the notion of 'language speaking the subject,' and with the transformation of the woman herself into a sign in a …
Are we asserting the easy dominion of our civilization over all times and all places, as signs that we casually absorb as a form of loot? - Martha Rosler
Are we asserting the easy dominion of our civilization over all times and all places, as signs that we casually absorb as a form of loot?
The exposé, the compassion and outrage, of documentary fueled by the dedication to reform has shaded over into combinations of exoticism, tourism, vo… - Martha Rosler
The exposé, the compassion and outrage, of documentary fueled by the dedication to reform has shaded over into combinations of exoticism, tourism, vo…
How useful are documentary photographs if there is no follow up, no way of knowing what happened next in the story? - Martha Rosler
How useful are documentary photographs if there is no follow up, no way of knowing what happened next in the story?
Photography [can] be seen as a system of representation that you bring to bear on other systems. - Martha Rosler
Photography [can] be seen as a system of representation that you bring to bear on other systems.
The question at hand is the danger posed to truth by computer-manipulated photographic imagery. How do we approach this question in a period in which… - Martha Rosler
The question at hand is the danger posed to truth by computer-manipulated photographic imagery. How do we approach this question in a period in which…
So much of my work involved the Vietnam War that it would have been obscene to show it in a gallery. But now, it’s different; it’s important to remem… - Martha Rosler
So much of my work involved the Vietnam War that it would have been obscene to show it in a gallery. But now, it’s different; it’s important to remem…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion