Q&A: Censorship (round four)
~ SOME FINAL THOUGHTS ON CENSORSHIP This final round of Q&A on censorship brings together the views of artists from Argentina, Australia and England. Following on from Alasdair Foster’s interview with Armani Nimerawi on the subject of censorship, CDC asked artists and colleagues around the world three questions: Have you ever been censored? Can you give an example … Continue reading
Ubiquity and Immediacy
As Alasdair Foster noted in his recent article, ‘Quo Vadis?’, photography has entered its third age: an age of inclusiveness, connection and vitality. Today (24 May 2012) a Spanish collective called Barcelona Photobloggers launches an open, live exhibition entitled ‘Ubiquography’. It is a project which ably demonstrates those qualities, while standing firmly astride both real and … Continue reading
Q&A: Censorship – Louise Clements
~ Q&A Censorship Extra Before we publish the last round of Q&A on the subject of censorship, here is an extended response from the British producer and festival director Louise Clements. What she has to say is interesting not simply in terms of censorship and the balance of decision-making involved, but also in relation to … Continue reading
Here’s Looking at You, Virtually
~ While portraiture is currently in focus at Sydney’s Head On festival and competition, a halfway around the globe in southern Russia Photovisa has announced that this year’s festival theme is ‘the face’. Scheduled for late October 2012 and based in Krasnodar just inland from the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, Photovisa is preparing … Continue reading
Q&A: Censorship (round three)
~ FURTHER THOUGHTS ON CENSORSHIP The previous postings in Round One and Round Two included answers from Australia, Europe and North America. In this round, we hear from respondents in Australia, Bangladeshi, Canada and Israel. This Q&A series follows on from Alasdair Foster’s interview with Armani Nimerawi on the subject of censorship, CDC asked artists and colleagues around the world … Continue reading
Q&A: Censorship (round two)
~ MORE THOUGHTS ON CENSORSHIP Having heard from Stephen Mayes, Julia Durkin and Pedro Meyer in ‘round one’ we now present the views of an artist and a photojournalist from Australia and a curator from Germany. This Q&A series follows on from Alasdair Foster’s interview with Armani Nimerawi on the subject of censorship, CDC asked artists … Continue reading
Q&A: Censorship (round one)
~ THINKING ABOUT CENSORSHIP Following on from Alasdair Foster’s interview with Armani Nimerawi on the subject of censorship, CDC asked artists and colleagues around the world three questions: Have you ever been censored? Can you give an example of justified censorship? If you ruled the world… how would the issues that lead to censorship be addressed? … Continue reading
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