Invisible
Photographer: Rafael Arocha
18 May 2008
Captured
This weekend The Police Museum in Stockholm opened an exhibition of photographs depicting people who had committed crimes. The photo above was registered at the police in 1895 and portrays Carl Wilhelm Strand ( aka "Piggen"). He was then 18 years old and the card says that he had been
arrested for theft. The exhibition will be on until 20 July. See also our story about the Sydney Police Mugshots.
invited guest: Art Haegenbarth
That Art picked up a camera and began to take photos couldn’t have been foreseen, as he earned a degree in philosophy, not art. His images are so original and unexpected that I am reminded of Andre Breton’s phrase, “Beauty will be convulsive or will not be at all.”
Art's mind and his eyes collaborate to create works that are nothing less than astonishing. His mind's eye becomes existentially present in the moment of the release of the shutter.
The works presented here are some of his first photos. I was drawn to them for their textures, whether smooth and sensuous or rough and abject. Art doesn't avoid difficult compositional situations; in fact, he uses those situations to his visual advantage.
The abstraction in his photos subverts the usual way of arriving at a deep emotional experience. Art doesn't present cliches or symbols of emotion, but through the properties of the photograph, allows the viewer to find their own response to the image.
As a viewer, I find surfaces that almost have no illusion of depth…one's eyes must move across the surface and find what is there, like reading a page of text.
Other images are tough, abject markings/traces of written negations.
Art is touching the world.
Art's statement: A true communication sometimes appears to be one sentence, which is much more than thousands of billions of images. You shall not wait for a decisive moment; it is in your every breath.
You can see more of Art's work on his website
--invited by bea rowland
17 May 2008
Docu 08: The uncovering of a sculpture
The cover
Two curious locals
The artist
The uncovering
The endPhotographer: Jan Buse
Invisible by Rafael Arocha
Photos © Rafael Arocha
Rafael is an editor of the site about the Bipolar project./ulf
16 May 2008
F of F
The F blog was launched in September 2006. It has been a highly appreciated meeting place where readers find that photography is the sole and obvious focus of attention, in the photographs presented, the articles published and the guests invited. It is a blog about photography, with photographs, by photographers.
The F blog is a place where the unexpected constantly happens. We, the editors, are working independently of each other assure our readers that things are moving – and not just in one direction. This is crucial for our ultimate goal, to make our readers see what they do not notice.
Since 2006 the F blog have generated more than 2500 posts. Several hundred interesting photographers from 37 different countries have been invited. Live exhibitions have been made. Projects such as DOCU 08, Trees and the un-project have been launched and the Gruppo F inbox is almost filled…
Now it is time for F of F, when we, the editors, choose some of our personal favorites from the F blog archives. Enjoy it (and if you don't, search the F blog for other photographs….).
If you can read Swedish, visit his blog. This picture, from Mullvaden, first appeared on the F blog 
Picked by Fredrik Skott.
F project: Lost i translation
There are many ways to find inspiration, aren´t there? For example there is the cute Google Translation Robot(we must find a name for her - or is it a him?). Well anyway, I tried her on The F Blog site translating from English to Swedish - pure poetry. A new universe opening up. English to Spanish is not too bad either. The point, dear multilingual reader of the F Blog, is that you can try many languages in this innovate Gurgle feature. You will find very interesting and completely unpredictable translations. And words become pictures. Pictures become words. Words and...
Please send your contributions on this subject to the Gruppo F inbox or to any of the authors (if you have their email-adress).
(F) riday again!
Water
15 May 2008
invited guest: Polly Chandler
I have always been drawn to expressing myself through an artistic medium, whether it is with drawing, printmaking or photography. My images are not portraits, but narratives of my inner self. In searching for my life’s purpose, my work documents the exploration of my own identity. By combining figures with backgrounds, costumes and props, I create works that are spiritual and allegorical. Seeking insight into who I will eventually become, I look for resolutions to unanswerable questions. /Polly Chandler
Polly Chandler grew up in Southern Illinois and graduated with an MFA in photography from Southern Illinois University. She has exhibited her work nationally and her photographs have been published in magazines such as Photo District News, American Photo and Silvershotz Magazine. Polly now lives in Austin, Texas and continues to make photographs as well as strives to challenge herself in her work. About her body of work, she says "There are those occurrences that sit with us and settle into who we are. Some are more forceful than others. I am seeking to explore those identifiable instances that seem to slow time, and through my photographs, share the understanding of these moments." Polly Chandler's images can be viewed at www.pollychandler.com
Invited by Marcin Górski
14 May 2008
invited guest: Marcin Giba
I`m really glad to invite Marcin Giba with his work`s to F-Blog. Marcin was born in 1979. Graduated from Institute of Creative Photography in Silesian University in Opawa. 
From series: "Colour"
From series: "Colour"
From series: "Colour"
He is interested both in creative and documentary photography.
From series: "London 2004"
From series: "London 2004"
From series: "London 2004"
From series: "London 2008"
From series: "London 2008"
From series: "London 2008"
He is author of individual expositions and participant in many collective displays. Frequently awarded.
From series: "Under the eyelids"
From series: "Under the eyelids"
From series: "Under the eyelids"
You can find more informations at www.marcingiba.art.pl
Invited by Staszek Heyda
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