Monthly Archives: January 2008

[From the portfolio]
An Emerging Landscape.

Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 by Alex

An Emerging Landscape Years ago, I’d hurtle home each evening on the 39 bus to Jamaica Plain. Bending onto South Huntington and passing the start-and-stop E-train trolley, we’d bypass traffic cones and cement barriers, construction-in-pause, sunk in a “wintry mix.” … Continue reading →

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[I am trying to view more art]
Alec Soth: Dog Days Bogotá.

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by Alex

My wife and I adopted our baby girl, Carmen Laura, from Bogotá, Colombia. While the courts processed her paperwork, we spent two months in Bogotá waiting to take Carmen home. Carmen’s birthmother gave her a book filled with letters, pictures … Continue reading →

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[The allure of decontextualized instructional imagery]
How to Remove Blood Stains from Fabric.

Posted on Monday, January 7, 2008 by Alex

A gruesome narrative inevitably develops. I’ve posted decontextualized advertising images here before — there’s something very alluring about a well-photographed object (with drop shadow) existing with no background, only blank, white space — particularly when the brand name and commercial … Continue reading →

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