Carl Van Vechten
Monday, June 30, 2008
Judy Berman - Salon.com - At a symposium held last Wednesday at England's University of East Anglia, scholars discussed what they called "train wreck" celebrities. Papers included "Hooker, Victim and/or Doormat: Lindsay Lohan and the Culture of Celebrity Notoriety," "Just Too Much? Heather Mills and Celebrity Transgression" and, my jargon-laden favorite, "Britney's Tears: The Abject Female Celebrity in Postemotional Society."
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
RIITTA Elina PÄIVÄLÄINEN
Photographer
Kymintie 38
00560 Helsinki
RIITTA PÄIVÄLÄINEN creates fascinating installations with the main theme and primary driving force of her work being her interest in old clothing. In her photographs, she uses discarded clothes from second-hand shops and flea markets. I love the interest in old garments, because they carry silent, unknown stories and histories. The clothes remain silent withholding their secrets. Little by little, personal histories are absorbed into the collective history. A piece of clothing represents, above all, its former wearer. It tells you that somebody has been present. However, the person who wore it is now gone. The faded colours and tears in the fabric show the signs of the time passed. By freezing the garment or letting the wind fill it with air, she is able to create a sculptural space, which reminds us of its former user. -http://brocante.squarespace.com
Photographer
Kymintie 38
00560 Helsinki
RIITTA PÄIVÄLÄINEN creates fascinating installations with the main theme and primary driving force of her work being her interest in old clothing. In her photographs, she uses discarded clothes from second-hand shops and flea markets. I love the interest in old garments, because they carry silent, unknown stories and histories. The clothes remain silent withholding their secrets. Little by little, personal histories are absorbed into the collective history. A piece of clothing represents, above all, its former wearer. It tells you that somebody has been present. However, the person who wore it is now gone. The faded colours and tears in the fabric show the signs of the time passed. By freezing the garment or letting the wind fill it with air, she is able to create a sculptural space, which reminds us of its former user. -http://brocante.squarespace.com
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