Re: authentic space

On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 06:43 PM, Steve Bell wrote:

> Hmm, well let's see.
>
> i originally began with the idea of places where people go to reclaim
> the
> past. for example, diners. i go to diners all the time, and a friend of
> mine started talking to me about the idea of authentic space. like, in
> the
> 50's diners were kind of this ideal for the future. all stream lined
> and
> chrome and neon. now diners are this ideal of the past. this space
> where
> people feel like they are part of something authentic. we also talked
> about
> how yuppie artist types get apartments in more urban areas, and nouveau
> bourgoise people buy industrial type buildings and turn them into
> living
> spaces so they can feel more conntected to the working class that
> they've
> left behind. this is all architectural theory that she had been
> reading.
>
> it got me very interested. so i've been shooting authentic space. i
> started
> off just doing diners and thrift stores, but i've now started relying
> more
> on my instincts, shooting whatever feels like authentic space, rather
> than
> defining it by these specific criteria.

I find this very interesting Steve - the idea of how the perspective of
a place changes over time. What places, or types of places have your
instincts taken you to (if you don't mind my asking)?

And thank you Rosanne, for asking about the meaning of "authentic"
places. I just assumed I had simply missed out on something else.

- Gregg
Received on Sun Oct 27 19:26:02 2002