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18 May 2008 |
 In looking over my notes for the past four days, there's no right way
to push them toward coherence. Powerpoint was invented for a reason,
right? Here goes; a bulleted re-cap of NYPH08:
* If you're a photographer and you think you're pretty smart and have a
lot to say, you probably missed Simon Norfolk's lecture. His staggering
presentation was the kind of thing that didn't just suck the wind from
your sails, it took down the rigging, dismantled the boat, handed you a
life preserver, and said, "good luck." .
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16 May 2008 |
About 72 minutes into the inaugural New York Photo Festival, something
happened that I can't completely explain, but it was the kind of thing
that makes you look around the room to see if anyone else has fallen
out of their chair. Roger Ballen, the South African (by way of New
York) geologist whose psychologically demanding black-and-white squares
from his series "Shadow Chamber" are the heavyweight champion of Kathy
Ryan's "Chisel" exhibition, took a microphone from the podium and began
to walk into the middle of the stage.
He cleared his throat, and then changed his voice into flat patter, a
sing-song sinister "I am going to tell you a story now kiddies" kind of
voice that seemed completely at odds with this man, standing on stage
in a green-striped sweater that looked like it was stolen from Mr.
Rogers.
Welcome to Story Time with Roger Ballen. Check your nightmares at the door...
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