{NAME} ~ Photography Touches Almost Everything — 3 New Discoveries

Experiments with antique inks + film slides // Intertwined + overlapping human bodies // Digital addiction + social media   %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FqL2atZ9big2OnoNLOA892PzQ%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/1/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/b-C5BH_vawcb_j-bNQZ0ibyrP30=364 TOP STORIES THIS WEEK Photography Touches Almost Everything Photography touches almost every moment of our lives, and it is a visual language that can express universal ideas that are sometimes impossible to put into words. This week in LensCulture, we feature three quite different, thought-provoking works with photography at their core: Some [chance-based experimental artwork made with antique inks on old slides](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FrrWM5STzo08b4hXTWP0MZg%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/1/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/I0JtHsoCIMgzYwnWNwiTsgtXdHI=364) — messy surreal abstractions that mysteriously resurfaced in an artist’s workshop just as the deadly Covid virus was filling the air all around the world. [Tightly cropped photos of human bodies](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FyIAvQUYzaVf17WCpaHEwQw%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/1/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/vc4noVBvpdYjilk8bhBtKtqQTUI=364) that become abstract as they are intertwined and morph into each other, creating a subtext for discussions about issues such as loneliness, isolation, and frustration, especially in light of current social and political issues and their connections to mental health and LGBTQ+ communities. A wry yet disturbing look at the [role of photography in social media and digital addiction](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FbhSeGBont4vnL6FNp0cxdQ%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/1/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/C-aLUwsnlzqi7VPMwGe5wunKydE=364) (especially photography that has been “optimized” to go viral on social media) and the value of “likes” generated by click farms to trick algorithms with generic eye candy. %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FrrWM5STzo08b4hXTWP0MZg%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/2/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/6WY-35kDrCI2nTfv1uBEPESClGA=364 AWARD WINNER   Re: Touch, the Arithmetics of Distance Artistic experiments using antique photo retouching inks and old slide film shimmer with serendipity and new meaning years after they were created and stored away. Photographs and text by Amanda Marchand. [SEE MORE](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FrrWM5STzo08b4hXTWP0MZg%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/3/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/074b7T8NOPAE2rH-GQknnLgTYso=364) %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FyIAvQUYzaVf17WCpaHEwQw%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/2/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/EdLbTe-CgFDdX9WwFr7mc9TelCA=364 AWARD WINNER   Public Matter In striking and surreal black and white studio scenes, Francisco Gomez de Villaboa invites us to look a little closer at the human body and explore the manifold issues projected upon it. Photographs by Francisco Gomez de Villaboa. Essay by Magali Duzant. [SEE MORE](%2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FyIAvQUYzaVf17WCpaHEwQw%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/3/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/zaergHCgS6V8_CCNuqxLw0Nxt5E=364) %2F%2Fsendy.lensculture.com%2Fl%2Fsl2ftBAWEkJn3feYTX38GA%2FbhSeGBont4vnL6FNp0cxdQ%2FxjM8VViVkmL91N892DrXZtKw/2/0101018df07ff3fa-d30f5bd1-7f46-4235-9858-eaa707eda3bb-000000/rv40EdzUaBRmGtwANrIQAv2hPzY=364 BOOK REVIEW   Beggar’s Honey This cunning photobook delves into the realm of click farms, revealing how digital addiction and the manipulation of social media content shape our perceptions, challenging the viewer to reconsider the ethical implications of our online engagements. Photographs by Jack Latham. Book review by Erik Vroons. 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