Laura Mulvey Reading

What I found most interesting about this article by Laura Mulvey is something that she said towards the end of the article. She said "objects become symptoms, referring back to the psyche, as it robs them of their true nature as material things and gives them a new meaning and significance" (384). I completely agree with this, what I thought of when reading this is all of the 'souvenirs' that I own. For example, tickets from concerts that I have been to. In reality they are just a piece of paper but the memories that I have create a personal attachment to certain ones. And this is clearly the same for photography, depending on the subject it can evoke many different emotions from the viewers (and it all depends on the individuals previous thoughts or experiences with the subject). What I think is interesting that is also mentioned in this article is how some of Kruger's work have titles that are cliche phrases, but in the same paragraph it also notes that the image/word relationship is a montage or collision, and that one does not illustrate the other. I find this contrast with the first quotation interesting because while certain images may evoke different meanings from the viewers, the idea of having titles that do not directly correlate with the image would in theory change the way the viewer sees it. By this I mean that traditionally titles are associated with the pieces in order to help the viewer understand. Therefore the title with no significance to the image could throw the viewer off because they are looking for the connection.