ALTERED STATES OF AGORAPHOBIA (II): Mirrors and Windows. An ASA feature by Don Hudson

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Mirrors and Windows. An ASA feature by Don Hudson

Delaney Allen

"...but in terms of their conceptions of what a photograph is: is it a mirror, reflecting a portrait of the artist who made it, or a window, through which one might better know the world?"

-John Szarkowski from Mirrors and Windows

Aaron Noah Graham

Graham Hamby

'Beerbrain'

Alan W George

"Pretend you're a spy for the country of your own mind."

-Jim Harrison from Off to the Side

B.S.Wise

Simon Kossoff

Devin Yalkin

Alex Smith

Crotch Fire

Robert Bender

Missy Prince

This feature was first published in March at La Pura Vida's website.

Edited by Don Hudson

Follow this link to see Don Hudsons work

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seefood_vol1/

The original feature and 'La Pura Vida' can be found here:

http://lapuravidagallery.com/blog/2011/03/altered-states-of-agoraphobia-3-%E2%80%93-mirrors-and-windows/

Welcome

The images presented here have been selected from the Flickr group of the same name.

The Altered States of Agoraphobia is a psychological, geographical and cultural investigation into the United States of America today by what I call its ‘Resident Aliens’. It is a contemporary photographic exploration into both the psyche of the artist and also a document of the world in which he or she inhabits and the forces acting on both. It is a journey which explores the destination. It is also an experiment and acts as an extension to my own photographic projects with the aim of eventually creating, collectively, both a personal and also universal portrait of America by its residents.

The purpose of this blog is to refine the already extraordinary images submitted to the Flickr group, and by careful selection, explore further the ideas, notions, observations and trends made by these artists who I believe are tuned into the subtle energies at work internally and externally in contemporary America.
In short the ASA members are psychic agents. A national artistic collective of like minded photographers and artists with a certain outlook and of vision who are interested in making insightful and sensitive observations.
It is a place where 1+1=3.

Altered States of Agoraphobia (I) - my own work and on-going projects can be found here:
http://simonkossoff.blogspot.com/