The Image is Mightier than the Sword...





"There is a civil contract implied by photographs. An Israeli writer, Ariella Azoulay, published a book making that point. Henri Cartier-Bresson made it too. He described shooting pictures of people as a “sort of violation,” adding, “if sensitivity is lacking, there can be something barbaric about it.” There can be, of course, and not just when the subject doesn’t like the image." --MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, New York Times, June 3, 2009

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Unknown said…
I will urge everyone who is as appalled as I was (and am) by this tasteless advertisement for an Australian restaurant in Copenhagen to call the restaurant and express your complaint.
9:15 AM
Delux said…
Hi there,

Do you have links to more info about this in English? Thanks!
1:04 PM
blackgirl on mars said…
It's an ad for Reef N' Beef here in Copenhagen. I saw this image months ago in the metro, took it and was not quite sure what to do with it. And then I read this quote...it's cool Ulla that you feel this way about it and that you, Delux are interested.
3:03 PM
Anne Marshall said…
Tasteless it is. Wow. I'm not sure which is more disgusting: the ad agency that came up with this particular campaign, or the thought of Australian cuisine!
3:36 PM
Delux said…
With all the dramavre: Malia Obama being called 'ghetto' for wearing her hair in twists and dressing casually, I'm thinking a lot about how imagery about how POC are portrayed.
9:10 PM
blackgirl on mars said…
@as usual: well said!
@Delux...it certainly is worth thinking about in our everyday lives.
thanks for reading...
lab
9:29 PM
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