Pieter Hugo: The Hyena & Other Men
December 2nd, 2009 § 2
Pieter Hugo… he’s been around for some time, but only last year he managed to impress most of us with The Hyena & Other Men. An amazing series of photographs about the creolization between wilderness and urban, and the relation between man and other species.
His new book, Nollywood, is a mix of horrific characters from the film industry of Africa and reality. Some of his images were at the Paris Photo and he is currently exhibiting Nollywood at Galleria Extraspazio in Rome.
Hugo seems to be going in the direction of an amalgamation of visual, cultural and social elements which give a sense of the fantastic to the worlds he constructs, and at the same time documents.
Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos, Nigeria 2007
3rd. westPHOTO Annual Photography Prize (networking frenzy)
December 1st, 2009 § 0
This year the westPhoto event will be big. With many guests from the photographic industry it will be a good chance to network and enjoy a new years/x-mas drink.
I will surely be there harassing academics and curators…
Oh, and the poster/eflyer is by me.
This months author: Ryszard Kapuscinski.
October 6th, 2009 § 1
The time has come to get my fingers back on the keyboard. I’ve managed to avoid typing all along the summer in London, which by the way, everybody knows the summer here has nothing to do with what the rest of the world knows it for. » Read the rest of this entry «
Clowns
July 22nd, 2009 § 1
Not long ago I was working with Jasmin (flickr) in one of her projects and we produced some great great portraits! I’ve been very anxious to see the results » Read the rest of this entry «
What can you learn from CBS ?
July 17th, 2009 § 0
In the past days, Humboldt Squids have migrated north to the coast of California, expanding their territory due to climate change. A perfectly normal thing » Read the rest of this entry «
Marco Bohr: Lecture on Japanese Photography.
July 15th, 2009 § 0
This year at uni I had a lecture about Japanese Photography which I really enjoyed. Unfortunately my memory is a constant dissapointment. But thanks to the internet, today, I stumbled upon this funny little video of a lecture » Read the rest of this entry «
The King of Pop, Michael Jackson is Dead.
June 25th, 2009 § 3
It was just a few days ago Michael Jackson upset a crowd at the O2 arena in London. It also seems a few days ago, when my parents took me to one of his concerts at River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires. We sat in the back. The sound was the worst I’d ever heard, I can actually say there was no distinguishable sound. I can also remember » Read the rest of this entry «
From the Spectacle to the Hyperreal.
May 5th, 2009 § 0
This essay will try to define and comprehend the concept of the spectacle as understood by Guy Debord and Jean Baudrillard. It will look at how this concept, together with Baudrillard’s concept of Simulation, and the Situationists International have influenced contemporary art, particularly in the category of performance, happenings and arts criticism of the mass media. It is relevant to mention, that as the Situationist International » Read the rest of this entry «
New Event: Creekside Open Prize.
May 5th, 2009 § 0
The Art in Perpetuity Trust will be running the third Creekside Open Prize, where works of upcoming, London based artists will be exhibited. For more information visit the APT website.
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