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Chapter 3 - Picturing Ourselves |
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Jim Goldberg's photographic collection Raised by Wolves is an exhibit of black and white photographs taken between 1985 and 1995 of children raised on the street. Goldberg's photographs are an unflinching look at life on the street: they neither glorify nor demonize the children. In fact, Goldberg's subjects actively participated in the project, making the collection more of a collaboration than a work of a solitary artist.
After browsing the links below, consider how Goldberg's work fits—or doesn't fit—the visual genres of artistic photography and photojournalism. Is Goldberg's work art or journalism or some combination of both? What should the artist's, or journalist's, role be with her subjects? Is it ethical to take someone's picture without telling them?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1881616509/102-6804327-5517721?v=glanc
A link to the book version of Raised by Wolves. Some of the Amazon.com reviewers compare Raised by Wolves to Tulsa, a book of photographs published in 1971 which shocked the nation with its graphic depictions of teenage drug use and sex.
http://www.class.uidaho.edu/narrative/comics/raised_by_wolves.htm
A very interesting essay on Goldberg's exhibit that puts the artist's work within the larger context of photojournalism. True photojournalism, the author of this site claims, tells a narrative that reflects a larger truth. Goldberg's work, in her view, fits this model.
http://www.sfai.edu/People/Person.aspx?id=371&navID=6§ionID=2&typeID=1
This is a link to a photo festival in the Netherlands that featured the Raised by Wolves exhibit. You see some more examples of the photos and read about how at least one of the street kids Goldberg photographed perceived the project. As you might suspect, the street kids were concerned about how they would be represented.
http://www.sfai.edu/People/Person.aspx?id=371&navID=6§ionID=2&typeID=1
Here you will find a list of all Jim Goldberg's works and exhibits, as well as an example of his work.
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