A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That's not what it's about for me. It's really about relationships and feelings...it's really hard for me to do commercial work because people kind of want me to do a Nan Goldin. They don't understand that it's not about a style or a look or a setup. It's about emotional obsession and empathy.
I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. That included having… - Nan Goldin
I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. That included having…
- Nan Goldin
For me it is not a detachment to take a picture. It's a way of touching somebody - it's a caress… I think that you can actually give people access to… - Nan Goldin
For me it is not a detachment to take a picture. It's a way of touching somebody - it's a caress… I think that you can actually give people access to…
Yes, photography saved my life. Every time I go through something scary, traumatic, I survive by taking pictures. - Nan Goldin
Yes, photography saved my life. Every time I go through something scary, traumatic, I survive by taking pictures.
I always thought if I photographed anyone or anything enough, I would never lose the person, I would never lose the memory, I would never lose the pl… - Nan Goldin
I always thought if I photographed anyone or anything enough, I would never lose the person, I would never lose the memory, I would never lose the pl…
If I want to take a picture, I take it no matter what. - Nan Goldin
If I want to take a picture, I take it no matter what.
The camera is as much a part of my everyday life as talking or eating or sex. - Nan Goldin
The camera is as much a part of my everyday life as talking or eating or sex.
My work is mostly about memory. It is very important to me that everybody that I have been close to in my life I make photographs of them. - Nan Goldin
My work is mostly about memory. It is very important to me that everybody that I have been close to in my life I make photographs of them.
I'm very influenced by a lot of things, but my chief influence is my friends and what I see and what I feel and my own experiences and memory. - Nan Goldin
I'm very influenced by a lot of things, but my chief influence is my friends and what I see and what I feel and my own experiences and memory.
I think the wrong things are kept private - Nan Goldin
I think the wrong things are kept private
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