…or maybe he’s just really ugly.

thorsten brinkmann is a true champion of life.  focusing on the relationship between objects and people, he turns traditional portraiture upside down with his time delayed self-photo’s.  it’s pretty badass to see such an awesome combination of installation and performance.  it’s even more badass that it’s in such an old-school genre.  portraiture has been around since the beginning of this whole photographic journey we’re on.  for a while, it was the only way to keep it together and have a nice visual representation of you and the other 5 angry-faced people in your 1900’s photograph.. so it’s nice to see something new, a fresh take on an old bowl of spaghetti if you know what i’m sayin’.  everything he throws over his head is a found object, and from what i understand, he even tries to find the walls that become the background of the picture.  if you’re ever hanging out in germany and happen to see some dude carrying a bunch of crap that seems like it could fit over his head, it might be this guy.   keepin’ you in the know,  

~ by supahblog on January 28, 2008.