What’s a photographer that bothers you? I was introduced to Sally Mann’s photography a few years back and have been scared the FBI have been tracking me ever since. Truly morally compromising work to display on the internet.
JFC I haven’t been able to look at her work since. Just very uncomfortable weird shit.
Rotting skulls, if I recall. Taking nude pics of her kids and putting it on the internet. Just wtf.
I felt vindicated when I found she was considered controversial when I read an OP-ed in the NYT archives highlighting her controversial work and people asking for full on arrest.
And yet for whatever reason her work still sticks with me and captivates me. There’s a good video on YouTube that highlights what makes her so shocking but also what makes her so good. There’s an elegance to her work in the midst of the uncomfortable feelings. It’s hard to digest.
Here’s the video:
Yep, the whip stuffed up his own arse threw me, then the mirror next to that threw me even more… some of his stuff is outstanding though…