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Every photograph marks an instant in time. It both confirms and recalls the reality of that moment. It declares on behalf of both photographer and subject, "I was here!" Whether snapshots are made to capture private times, show-off moments, or some newly invented version of ourselves, the pictures are illustrations of moments that take on greater importance for having been saved by the camera.
Art dealer Colin de Land invited anyone who visited his American Fine Arts gallery in New York to pick up one of the point-and-shoot cameras that were always on hand. The result was a continuous stream of snapshots documenting the day-to-day details of gallery life: installations, parties, gallery-goers, back-room hanging out. The pictures continued outside the gallery, too. De Land and his wife, art dealer Pat Hearn, made photographs constantly, creating a unique visual diary of their personal and public lives. |