Laura Letinsky, from Hardly More Than Ever, 2002
This photographer was an example given when we first recieved our project, I was immediately drawn the unknown message in this photograph so thought I'd do some research on the whole series. Laura Letinsky's intrested in the subject of 'home', and how the particular space in constructed. She focusses on how 'the home' is supposed to represent who you are, yet also shows decisions you unconsciously make.
“The camera contextualizes visual information through a monocular lens; we ourselves do not really see photographically. Photographic space is a creation, a transcription. When you exclude information, reframing what you’re seeing through the camera, you see it in ways you couldn’t see without the camera.”
“Home seems a normal place, but look at all the work that goes into it. It’s not a natural space. I’m interested in that paradox about this home that’s supposedly organic and natural, that ‘just happens’ to be there, as opposed to all the work that goes into sustaining that idea in reality. It’s an uneasy space. If it’s true that the personal is political, rather than dealing with overtly political concerns, I’m seeing the home as a very politicized space.”
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