kbg32
neo-romanticist
"Using Polaroids to understand the dichotomy between the visible and the invisible."
dichotomy - noun;
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
If you took a picture of something, how could it have been invisible?
dichotomy - noun;
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
If you took a picture of something, how could it have been invisible?
Godfrey
somewhat colored
I don't know what that quote means, but photographs often reveal things that are invisible to the eye alone. That's because a camera does not see the same way the human eye does.
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nongfuspring
Well-known
Because images can be metaphorical, i.e. refer to things they do not represent.
It's a pretty lame sentence.
It's a pretty lame sentence.
finguanzo
Well-known
Because there has to be a confusing over complicated explanation in order to justify it as expensive art.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
Okay, that sounds reasonable, but would a Polaroid do this any more so than any other camera?
Sustich
Established
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Because the statement specifically involved Polaroid film, I had pretty much the same interpretation.
So if the statement really does imply emergence of the invisible in near real-time (in the case of Polaroid), does the statement also include digital imaging, which is even faster than Polaroid?
BillBingham2
Registered User
Invisibility simply means it's something you could not perceive. Polaroids provide you an instantaneous perspective that you can easily study. Aspects you missed might found after but a few seconds of study.
Perception is reality. Ask any tree who falls in a forest.
B2 (;->
photomoof
Fischli & Weiss Sculpture
So far you are the only one saying that, a Google search even without the quotes does not bring it up.
kbg32
neo-romanticist
If you can take a picture of something, it is not invisible. Of course there are exceptions, such as long exposure which might result in color shifts that were not originally there, etc..
In regards to Polaroids, you photograph something, the image, like in a darkroom tray of developer, emerges from nothing, blank paper, to an image. Still, I think this is pushing the meaning of making the invisible, visible. Dichotomy does not seem to be a good descriptive here.
In regards to Polaroids, you photograph something, the image, like in a darkroom tray of developer, emerges from nothing, blank paper, to an image. Still, I think this is pushing the meaning of making the invisible, visible. Dichotomy does not seem to be a good descriptive here.
kbg32
neo-romanticist
Only one saying what?
kbg32
neo-romanticist
Bingo! Give that man a beer!
Still doesn't explain the sentence. Maybe more beer is required.
jbrubaker
Established
This quote sounds like it came from an "artist statement" telling about his work. These statements always seem to include confusing and meaningless expressions to make the work appear more insightful and valuable.
photomoof
Fischli & Weiss Sculpture
"Using Polaroids to understand the dichotomy between the visible and the invisible."
Cannot find the quote.
kbg32
neo-romanticist
It was on Lens Culture.
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daveleo
what?
It sounds like over-intellectualized and over-written BS.
I make up stuff like that when I am trying to get people to stop asking me questions about "art".
I make up stuff like that when I am trying to get people to stop asking me questions about "art".
taemo
eat sleep shoot
where was that quote from, that will help on understanding why it was said
but to me it's the instant output that you get from polaroids versus film prior to the digital age, especially when working with complicated lights, flash and strobes where you won't know the final outcome until you actually shoot it.
but to me it's the instant output that you get from polaroids versus film prior to the digital age, especially when working with complicated lights, flash and strobes where you won't know the final outcome until you actually shoot it.
David Hughes
David Hughes
HI,
If it's not on Google then its invisible or doesn't exist but the Polaroid reveals it; once you've taken the Polaroid, of course. Simples...
Regards, David
If it's not on Google then its invisible or doesn't exist but the Polaroid reveals it; once you've taken the Polaroid, of course. Simples...
Regards, David
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Oh. It's an art photographer struggling to explain the concepts behind his Polaroid photographs. He didn't do a very good job, IMO.
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zuiko85
Veteran
Sounds like 'art speak' , it's not supposed to make sense.
I like the bumper sticker that said, "Just because nobody understands you does not mean you are an artist"
I like the bumper sticker that said, "Just because nobody understands you does not mean you are an artist"
goamules
Well-known
Yep, you were spot on! Wetplaters that haven't mastered the process often use a lot of words to try to rationalize all the flaws on their plates too. And people buy it, literally and metaphorically.