Really Real.!?
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Dita Pepe, Selfportraits 1999 – 2004
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Last class we were talking about the “Promise of Reality in Photography”. Because still in digital times we are thinking that photography is a medium to show our reality. But most of the time we don´t see the medium behind the image, we just see the supposed reality that shows the image. Like Wolfgang Tillmans says: “The camera always lies what´s before the camera but never what´s behind it. That means that just the intention what is behind the camera is real and authentic. Everything what is before the camera only can be an approximation to reality.”
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So here comes the list of Photographers and Artists that are related to this theme …
The classics of documental and media Photography Robert Capa and Robert Doisneau
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the artist that are playing with the Paparazzi Look like Sophie Calle (The Shadow) and Kathrin Günter (Starhoots)
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the spectacular images from Carl de Keyzer that we have to believe …
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or the hypnotized models of Katrin Thomas …
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the extraordinary view of Martin Parr, Nick Waplington and Marco Calò …
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Vibeke Tandberg with her digital twin
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the discreet confusing images of Berhard Timmermann
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the perfectly made models of Oliver Boberg
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and last but not least the special portraits of Steven Klein and the supposed documental photographs of Jeff Wall
