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)

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)

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”.

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

oyster

Posted on July 9, 2013 by marc

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

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

café com leite

Posted on June 4, 2013 by marc

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

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

creature comforts nr.3