I don’t own the truth… but...
I don’t own the truth … but...
Nobody knows how to photograph the sculpture, especially photographers.
Of course the purpose matters,
For example, if it is for the purpose of archiving
Then – yes, photographer knows, maybe even better for him to do it.
At the same time no photo does justice to the sculpture.
Real experience is reeeeeeaal!
What is real then?
I think it is the energy impregnated in to the sculpture.
It is memory of sensations, struggles and successes compressed
In to the matter of the sculpture.
It is Presence of scale,
Which is not apparent on paper.
So when photographing sculpture, how to address all the above?
That is why photographer can’t!
Oh yes he can, but it will be his “reading” at best.
It is very difffficult because I am not a photographer professionally speaking, I don’t know how to develop or print, I need the genius photographer( I have one) who can hear and I will tell when I’ll see it.
But first is the shot!!!
How to merge in to the future print the experience of the observed?
Slow!
Taking the time to see the work talking, reacting to the light, giving up secrets…
When you hear - then shoot.
I like the view camera because
It allows me
To move the sculpture in the space,
Manipulating the space and sculpture together,
Create the reality needed for particular combination of light, sculpture , distance, Placement on the flat of the viewing glass.
Sometimes I even succeed.
posted by Simon at 9:07 PM
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When you told me of the work done by your daughter, I recalled a poem I wrote. Here is an excerpt. It touches on trying to tap 'that which we adults have lost.'
...I can not name the constellations
anymore, nor the different color
petals in the forest. I can not
identify the difference between
the cedar, the hemlock, and the fir
or the clovers that grow at the base of these with their labyrinth of roots that form the spongy crust beneath my feet.
I can only name the dippers on a cold, breathy evening and I won't tell my children even that.
The stars are for them to explore; create their own constellations, as I have on the long quiet walks with my father when we would walk away from town and the yellow halide glow of the neighbor’s barn light: away from the last decimal of civilization...
Sculpture, photograpy, poetry is rendering permanent that timeless moment of creation when our conscious lies asleep, is distacted, is beaten into submission. It is the experienced artist that is able to identify and elaborate upon this moment and make it relevant.
A question...
Is it right to take a three dimensional interpretation of a thing and photgraph it?
Is it not then just a portrait?
Well, for a first post, that's a post ! Reminds me of some conversations we had at night in Le Defend...
Still in the flat world, I go on taking pictures for that purpose : a flat rendering of reality (hence not caring so much about sculptures at this point).
Hope to hear from you soon, from one blog to another...
Take good care!
To Rose
Are you really in charge and conscience when you’re lifting the camera and shoot?
Is it a matter of choice or right? (We are not going to discuss the reason- to sell!)
The minute you had a necessity to shoot, you have started a new reality never seen before.
You are not in charge but the burning is! It is not and never will be just a portrait.
I don’t know why I have to do the sculpture,
but I do not sculpt what I see....
I sculpt what I haven’t seen before,
Then I look at what I have sculpted ....
and photograph what I haven seen when I sculpted.
Brice,
Thanks for the compliment from the flat world.
’’I go on taking pictures for that purpose: a flat rendering of reality...’’
You are not going to get out that simple, my dear.
You have a gift of seeing the world with your own eyes?
Did you ever paid attention to that simple privilege?
And why in a world you would put a simple flat rendering into the complex collage, if it is just a rendering?
I appreciate the humble statement, but
the ability to see - is the responsibility for having it.
Hey there Simon, well you brought me into the blogger world. Thanks... I think. Since I haven't really done sculpture (yet!) I can only draw a parellel (as I often do, you know) to music. As Stepha says, the recreation of live music is different somehow. We can record our 3-D experience and even try to recreate it in stereo--but of course something is lost from the experience once it has gone to 2-D. Does photography affect drawing and painting, though? "Consumers" of art come to appreciate the photographic images-- do they appreciate the way the artist sees and renders the image? Is the artist affected by this expectation or can/should he or she care? Audio performances "have to be" absolutely perfect-- people expect CD quality of technical perfection. They can also learn to appreciate dynamics(...cough cough) and the suspense of a live performance. People used to say about YoYoMa that he is of course a genius, but that he was too technical. Then he loosened up and expanded his repertoire beyond limitations of music for cello. Now you will hear "mistakes" in his live performances but it is beautiful because it is honest, interesting, exciting and soooo human. Did he loosen up because he could afford to or because he had to--I think if he hadn't his gift to us would have been radically different even in the same media. Cheers man!
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