Reading and thinking: I am nearly half way through Errol Norris “Believing is Seeing”. Very interesting if slightly obsessive exploration of documentary photography, perceptions of truth and thruthfulnes, photographers intent and our willingness to read photography as evidence. For my work this subtext of “truthfulness” is important as I sometimes use photographic images as an aside that reveals a hidden reality.
I am also dropping in and out of Vitamin ph, and looking and thinking about how other contemporary fine-art photgraphers are making work and how their work is read, recieved and reviewed.
Thankfully all my art materials sailed through airport security. The weather has been mild but windy, and I have been doing lots of sleeping; catching up from a busy and hectic end of year. I have been taking a few photographs, more holiday shots than anything but I have always used the colour of the skies in my work so who knows how they will filter through. Not much sketching or drawing so far but much food for thought.
