Comments on: Idris Khan: Every… http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2007/06/26/idris-khan-every/ Photographs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:27:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: SHANE LAVALETTE / JOURNAL » Blog Archive » Roe Ethridge, Typologies and the Natural Order http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2007/06/26/idris-khan-every/#comment-1468 SHANE LAVALETTE / JOURNAL » Blog Archive » Roe Ethridge, Typologies and the Natural Order Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:12:18 +0000 http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2007/06/26/idris-khan-every/#comment-1468 [...] a recent comment, Nicola Kast referred me to this article from an older ArtForum about the work of Roe Ethridge. [...] [...] a recent comment, Nicola Kast referred me to this article from an older ArtForum about the work of Roe Ethridge. [...]

]]> By: Nicola http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2007/06/26/idris-khan-every/#comment-1467 Nicola Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:57:13 +0000 http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2007/06/26/idris-khan-every/#comment-1467 It's interesting that Kahn choose to use the Becher's work as the source of his inspiration. (is he German? is he just using them for their popularity?) I don't that it's about appropriation- rather it seems to be about our knowledge of the Becher's; their place in the history of photography, and the Kunsakademie D√ºsseldorf. It is about the origin of a certain type and thinking in photography and what impact that has had. As a visual pieces are very beautiful- and and do not make a "perfect" image like a Burston photograph does. I see the Becher's work as being about the things that ARE NOT the same in the same structures etc. What one notices about Kahn's work is that, put together- the image is about the beauty of imperfection (it comes full circle because this is what the Becher's work is about as well...) Kahn should call his work "The Meanings of Origin" that would fit well. If you are interested in the dialog that images have with one another look at Roni Horn's work, especially her You Are The Weather Series. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_2_42/ai_109023340/pg_1 This is a great article on the work of Roe Ethridge who was very influenced by German photography and was able to translate it his own work in a new way. It’s interesting that Kahn choose to use the Becher’s work as the source of his inspiration. (is he German? is he just using them for their popularity?) I don’t that it’s about appropriation- rather it seems to be about our knowledge of the Becher’s; their place in the history of photography, and the Kunsakademie D√ºsseldorf.

It is about the origin of a certain type and thinking in photography and what impact that has had.

As a visual pieces are very beautiful- and and do not make a “perfect” image like a Burston photograph does. I see the Becher’s work as being about the things that ARE NOT the same in the same structures etc. What one notices about Kahn’s work is that, put together- the image is about the beauty of imperfection (it comes full circle because this is what the Becher’s work is about as well…)

Kahn should call his work “The Meanings of Origin” that would fit well.

If you are interested in the dialog that images have with one another look at Roni Horn’s work, especially her You Are The Weather Series.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_2_42/ai_109023340/pg_1

This is a great article on the work of Roe Ethridge who was very influenced by German photography and was able to translate it his own work in a new way.

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