TWENTYSIX GASOLINE STATIONS - ED RUSCHA

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Recently I've read a very nice article called 11 Tips on Making a Photography Book with Bruno Ceschel by Eric Kim. In the article I've read about Twentysix Gasoline Stations (Ed Ruscha, 1963) which is considered the precursor of the modern artist's book culture. Take a look at the preview of the book HERE and at the full article by Eric Kim HERE

© Ed Ruscha

© Ed Ruscha

IMPERFECTLY INVISIBLE

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"I have spent a lifetime trying to become invisible. As a documentarian my goal is to disappear, to observe without disturbing the world I'm trying to capture. It is obviously impossible to actually achieve this, but that hasn’t stopped me from trying. Disappearing into the background is an effective strategy to bear witness to moments that would otherwise be inaccessible. Candid intimacy is the term I've used to describe my work, and my vanishing into nothingness is the imperative. But what happens when you become so expert at this that you begin to disappear in your own life?”  Ed Kashi
Full article HERE

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