Category: Documentary
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Documentary typologies for Eugenics
Documentary typologies for Eugenics There was widespread interest in eugenics in Europe during the first half of the twentieth century. Eugenics is based on the idea that some characteristics are ‘better’ than others and that you can improve the human gene pool by encouraging reproduction between people with desirable genetic traits and discouraging reproduction amongst those with…
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Cindy Sherman
Photographer Cindy Sherman (born 1954) initially used herself as model in many of her works. She has taken a stance against sexism and stereotyping since her early photo-series Centerfolds or Horizontals (1981). This examined the poses in men’s or pornographic magazines of the time. The images were rejected by the commissioning publication ArtForum as reinforcing stereotypes.…
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Wendy Ewald
Pedagogy of Hope Wendy Ewald’s work is directed toward “helping children to see” and using the “camera as a tool for expression.” Starting as documentary investigations of places and communities, Ewald’s projects probe questions of identity and cultural differences. Over thirty eight years she has collaborated in art projects with children, families, women, and teachers…
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Sebastião Salgado
Sebastião Salgado (born 1944) was educated as an economist and produced his first book in 1973 about the poor of Latin America. Other Americas was in the true tradition of documentary. In one interview he commented, “It’s not my intention to give people guilty consciences, just to make them think.” Subsequent books, including Workers: An…
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Karen Knorr
website Karen Knorr was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the 1960s. She finished her education in Paris and London. Karen has taught, exhibited and lectured internationally, including at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, The University of Westminster, Goldsmiths, Harvard and The Art Institute of Chicago. She…