Listen "J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Geoff Dyer"
Episode Synopsis
See/Saw compiles observational musings on over 40 photographers plus reflections on the writings of Roland Barthes and John Berger. Erudite, entertaining and thought-provoking this book is a veritable library of looking. It introduces unheralded imagemakers that capture imagination while sending readers into deep research on the plethora of historical and contemporary references evoked. In this book group, Geoff Dyer discusses, among other things:Talking about meaning versus talking about the photographs Conjuring images in wordsWriting that combines the critical with the creativeLanguage everyone thinks they can speakAbility of photos to illuminate consciousnessInstability and ever-expanding nature of photographic history The aesthethic purity of Walker EvansWhat constitutes signiifers nowA photograph as memorialReferenced in the episodeThe Ongoing MomentThe Street Photography of Garry WinograndOn Photography NYT, The Mysteries of Our Family Snapshots, January 2017The Suffering of Light by Alex WebbCamera Lucida by Roland BarthesMirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960Believing is Seeing Errol MorrisAntonioni’s Blow UpGeoff Dyer Website | InstagramEngage with J. Sybylla Smith https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith
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