Trick Photography
How fantastic is this photograph? There is a third person standing behind them, making it look like they have 6 arms. Â I love the vitality of the people, and the laughter and good vibes (and ice cream!) nearly jumps off out of the photo. $3 on ebay…Â Â From the material culture perspective, I’m interested in our love affair with photography, cameras, memory, illusion.
June 28th, 2007 09:56
[...] So, in my Flickr searches I stumbled upon the Re-Ment Addict Pool and just had to look them up. A japanese minatures company, their website sheds some light on why I’m so drawn to miniatures. “Your world, your memories… in miniature”. It all comes back to memory with me. I’m fascinated with the human desire to remember, to memorialize, with the tendency toward nostalgia. Even if you don’t share my academic interest in memory, the site is flat out cool and worth checking out. [...]