In the Kuhn article I found it interesting that the daughter
of the photographer Harry Kuhn wrote it. This piece discusses how even though
the image had the little girl and her pet bird; it was still very much about
her father. The bird was a gift from her father so he was being involved very
indirectly. Kuhn also wrote about her mother in a negative manner. It was very
clear that she had issues with her mother and it was apparent in the writing on
back of the image. I thought it was very interesting how Kuhn mentioned the
power play for her mother to be so involved in these memories that she
misconstrued them to revolve around her time line, regardless if it was correct. I
never really thought that in depth about family albums or photographs before,
but she pointed out the struggle to be the center of these memories because
something was clearly wrong. This was from the daughter’s ability to notice it,
or her mother trying to put herself in places she was not. Before this article
I never really thought about the hidden presence that a person might have on a
photograph. I cannot say that article can be relatable to every family because
not everyone fights for past memories.
No comments:
Post a Comment