Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Greg, it is the point of the photographs, but I don't think it was necessarily the point of the TV programme. The point of the programme was presumably to introduce the book and photos to a wider audience than they might otherwise have got. Presumably John Berger was roped in to provide some sort of art-critical background - which imo he failed to do - and to act as a foil to Salgado, allowing him to talk the audience through the work. Other than giving us a potted intro to the nasty side globalism (which was a reasonable thing to do, and reasonably well done in the circumstances) all Berger did was talk unfathomable crap and have way, way too many lingering shots of his craggy face screwed up with concern as he turned pages over, leaving Salgado to take refuge in another sip of schnapps whenever JB muttered something unintelligible. I really don't think Berger knew what to say about the photographs. - --- Bob mailto:bob@web-options.com "If it's sunny, try f16; if it's not, try f5.6" - --Walker Evans Friday, August 10, 2001, 2:22:52 AM, you wrote: > Mike Gil > Well another argument is that this is the point of photographs - to get > conversations and thinking going. Mind you, I'm not defending Berger's > overtaking of the show, but if the photos are just supposed to be pretty > pictures they should hang on a wall in a gallery and stared at. Salgado's > own books are made to start discussions about worker conditions and > globalism. So instead of berating Berger because you donšt like him, maybe > you can present a different view of the work. Or maybe this isnt the forum > for that? > Greg