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selected tag: vanity

these images reveal playful performances, self-indulgence, and even the fetishism of “domestic life.” the “vanity” tag comes out of a heated discussion about a seeming lack of “politicization” in taking the individually centered images not interested in joining an imagined domestic photographer collectivity. the question of external judgment and ethics of participatory and collective work is then also raised. is the current bilderkritik group entitled to make such a critique? what’s the agency of this critique? other bilderkritik groups may argue against our judgment and criteria: are are they really too shallow for domestic worker photographers? aren’t they pointing to another element of desire we might miss from our politically instrumentalizing analysis? (This text has been written collectively by the participants of Bilderkritik 1)

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café com leite

Posted on June 4, 2013 by marc

catherinebianca_cafecomleitename: catherine bianca
age: 25
profession: graphic artist
location: sao paulo
weekday: tuesday
reference: the afternoon work: café com leite

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oyster

Posted on July 9, 2013 by marc

IMG_1453baixaname: Luciana
age: 36
profession: photographer
location: Netherlands
weekday: sunday
reference: time for a surprise on the street

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garden

Posted on January 4, 2012 by marc

name: Jan
age: 27
profession: art student
location: Amsterdam
weekday: sunday
reference: how to make a garden from your kitchen

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hello kitty

Posted on December 28, 2011 by marc

name: robin
age: 33
profession: not-writer / maybe-sculptor / student / non-photographer
location: amsterdam
weekday: thursday
reference: new arrival sitting in my bookshelf (1997 Polaroid Hello Kitty, from Takaido-higashi, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo)

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coffee and dreams

Posted on February 12, 2012 by marc

name: Flavia
age: 26
profession: filmmaker
location: amsterdam
weekday: Sunday
reference: what you have left after the best night of your life

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creature comforts nr.3

Posted on November 3, 2011 by marc

name: bernardo
age: 28
profession: artist
location: amsterdam
weekday: sunday
reference: 2011, life is getting better all the time. photography by Thamanta roeber

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Gizmo 2010

Posted on November 3, 2011 by marc

name: Bernardo
age: 28
profession: artist
location: Amsterdam
weekday: thursday
reference: 2010, 3 polystyrene objects. photography by Thamanta Roeber

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artists need a clean house too

Posted on January 5, 2012 by marc

name: matthijs
age: 27
profession: artist
location: amsterdam
weekday: monday
reference: artists do need a clean house. if not they might get astma and might not be able to perform on their “level” or to be in that “zone”.

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→ werker 3 is a project initiated by marc roig blesa & rogier delfos within the grand domestic revolution goes on, a long term living research and exhibition organized by casco, office for art, design and theory in utrecht. Bilderkritik is financially supported by stimuleringsfonds creatieve industrie.


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