…not by me, here.
You may recall my appreciation of Eggleston’s Democratic ways here.
We don’t exactly agree on the nature of photographic democracy but that is not too important. I think what is more important is that Jordana says;
“It didn’t give me that instant gratification I was seeking, it didn’t feel revelatory, but without my knowing it, I believe it was benevolently working on me even after I’d left it.”
We talked about that today and agreed that the experience of seeing photobooks often is better than seeing the prints, there is something personal, intimate, and evocative about studying a book of work, in your own space and on your own time. The “ownership” experience. Museums end up being about them.
