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"Memory Lost"(2019-2021) is is an approximately 24 minute long digital slide show. It is one of Nan Goldin's most famous projects, which is both poetic and heartbreaking. This body of work is mostly composed of images and footage from Goldin's extensive archive. Goldin has battled with addiction and came close to dying to the painkiller OxyContin.

I found this body of work interesting because of the passion she showed for her work. "Memory Lost" showed a life lived through lens of drug addiction, which spoke to me because I am related to someone who also recovered from drug addiction and made me feel proud of said person. The slideshow showcases the heartbreaking reality of drug addiction and memory lost and brings to light some of the hard experiences that people today are facing out there. In the end her work made me empathize more with people suffering through these hardships and made me me a little more grateful for the fact that I haven't fallen to drug addictions.

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March 28th warmup

What? A picture of potatoes, carrot and perhaps some other food. How? Perhaps a filter was used to enhance the blur effect. why? The photographer wanted to showcase perception and reality.

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Museum: The Morgan Library and Museum  Name of exhibition: Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography  Number of items: Approximately 40  Artists Reviewed: Dennis Oppenheim, Annegret Soltau 

Annegret Soltau dimensions: 15 2/5 × 10 3/5 in | 39 × 27 cm  Dennis Oppenheim dimensions: Each 39 1/2 x 49 1/2 in. (100.3 x 125.7 cm); wall text, 9 1/2 x 49 1/2 in. (24.1 x 125.7 cm).  Artists featured in exhibition: L. Parker Stephenson, Mary Ellen Bartley, Eleanor Antin, Hans Namuth Estate, Carleton E. Watkins (1829–1916), Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925–1972), Soichi Sunami.   

The first photograph, named “Self 6” was produced by artist Annegret Soltau. From a sewn photographicself-portraits. Soltau produced the image in 1975 and was born in 1946. The photograph was produced with Gelatin silver print and black thread. Initially, when I first observed the picture, I felt trapped and caged in my mind for some reason. But then I obverse further and notice her slight grin. “Perhaps she feels trapped, or maybe she has found peace in being caged and restrained” I thought to myself initially. Without any knowledge, the picture might make viewers believe that there is a dark mystery behind the reason she took the photo in black and white.       The second photograph, called “Reading Position for Second Degree Burn”, By Dennis Oppenheim (1938-2011). Dennis Produced the photograph in 1970, at Jones Beach. The ephemeral tattoos you see on Dennis were inspired by him in his time. It took approximately five hours of exposure to the sun to create these temporary tattoos. At the time Dennis was aiming for a spiritual quest more than a half-vintage half-baked look, but fashion is fashion, and the teenagers saw an original way of decorating their bodies, but also spoiling them. Though this was a bad fashion example because it inspired teenagers to increase their chances of getting skin cancer due to long exposure to the sun. Additionally, the Skin Cancer Foundation believes that sunburns damage DNA. At first, when I glanced at this photograph it immediately sparked my attention and gave me a miniscule feeling of happiness that lasted for a couple of seconds. After pondering on it for a few minutes, I looked closer at the title of the book and did some research. Many sources were stating that the book likely focused on historical or military tactics. I then thought that maybe he was holding this book to his chest because he might have a love for history.   

The exhibition “Seen Together: Acquisitions in Photography”, serves as a beacon for knowledge for people that have a special place in their hearts for photography. Time and art are frozen and captured in one small frame that lasts eternally and truly makes you think to yourself “Why, how, and what?”. The exhibition showcases approximately over forty unexhibited works acquired by Morgan’s Department of Photography since its founding in 2012. This exhibition draws from widely varied historical time periods and traditions that collectively paint a bigger picture of the medium.  

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A peek of history in the heart of NYC. Built between 1902 and 1906 The Morgan Library and Museum has many history branches to offer to it's viewers. This museum was initially a private collection owned by Morgan and later opened up publicly. As time passed — through generous gifts and purchases— this library continued to accumulate rare materials from the 20th century. Morgans Library opens up with an elaborately painted mural on the ceiling painted by American artist H. Siddons Mowbray in 1923. To this day The Morgan Library and Museum stands as a beacon for knowledge and history and may serve it's visitors for decades.

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What? Picture of a young kid holding a string attached to a small beetle, using a wide aperture. How? Was posed and staged and taken by someone else. Why? To symbolize separation or a barrier between the subject and the viewer.

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Week 5 warmup

Why? Maybe to symbolize separation or a barrier between the subject and the viewer

How? Was posed and staged, and taken by someone else What? Picture of a young kid holding a string attached to a small beetle, using a wide aperture.

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Week #4 warmup Why? Perhaps the picture was taken because the opportunity to take this photo is rare or perhaps symbolic or meaningful to the owner. What? Photograph of the ocean in black and white How? Taken from a boat or maybe a drone

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Assignment: The Place #8

Date: 02/17/24 Time: 9am Location: Staten Island Ferry Filter: Aesthetic

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Assignment: The place #7

Date: 2/28/24 Time: 6:11 Location: Staten Island, Canal St Filter: Candy

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Assignment: The Place # 6

Date: 02/18/24 Time: 4:20pm Location: Lake Erie, PA Filter: Classic

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Assignment: The Place #5

Date: 02/18/24 time: 10pm Location: Wattsburg, Pennsylvania Filter: Cool

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Assignment: The Place #4

Date : February 2024 Time: 3:23pm Location: PA Filter: Mute

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Assignment: The Place #3

Date: 2/12/24 Time: 9pm Location: Jersey St, Staten Island Filter: Retro

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Assignment: The place #2

Date: February Location: Wattsburg, Pennsylvania

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Assignment: The place #1

Date: February Time: 9pm Location: Staten Island, Saint Marks Pl

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"To capture the attitude of black women on film, without categorizing their posture as sassy, docile, and/or threatening, is a transformative act." Willis, D(1994) Picturing us. My understanding of Deborah Willis's words revolves around the transformative power of capturing attitudes of Black women on film without reducing them to simplistic stereotypes. Here we have a picture of Sojourner Truth, captured as an abolitionist and women's rights activist, highlighting her strength, and commitment to social change. The quality of the photo seems to match the year it was taken. Sojourner was involved in the abolitionist movement, she was also an advocate for women's rights. She spoke out against gender inequality, and fought hard against double oppression that black women were facing, famously delivering her powerful speech "Ain't I a Woman?" at the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, in 1851.