I am suspicious and disillusioned about the uses and misuses of photography in the art world, the press, and the world of entertainment. And to make things more complicated, I don't think that the general public is well educated regarding images. Generally we are taught how to read, but we are not taught how to look.
Images have an advanced religion; they bury history. - Alfredo Jaar
Images have an advanced religion; they bury history.
- Alfredo Jaar
Certainly when you do a work for a public space, you lose control. - Alfredo Jaar
Certainly when you do a work for a public space, you lose control.
We are the result of the stimulus we receive. - Alfredo Jaar
We are the result of the stimulus we receive.
How many languages do we really speak? - Alfredo Jaar
How many languages do we really speak?
America is our continent. You feel in the daily language that Americans use the word "America" to erase the rest of the continent from the map. And, … - Alfredo Jaar
America is our continent. You feel in the daily language that Americans use the word "America" to erase the rest of the continent from the map. And, …
Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stop… - Alfredo Jaar
Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stop…
I remember her eyes. The eyes of Gutete Emerita. - Alfredo Jaar
I remember her eyes. The eyes of Gutete Emerita.
As we all know, the objective and mission of the photojournalist is to show us the reality of the world. And in order to capture that reality, they g… - Alfredo Jaar
As we all know, the objective and mission of the photojournalist is to show us the reality of the world. And in order to capture that reality, they g…
For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good photog… - Alfredo Jaar
For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances a good photog…
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