Nan Goldin Quotes
- I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit.
- I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.
- I always thought if I photographed anyone or anything enough, I would never lose the person, I would never lose the memory, I would never…
- A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That's not what…
- I think the wrong things are kept private
- The complete disregard for the camera's presence indicates its complete saturation in their lives. The subject neither notices nor seems to care that someone has…
- I just get inspired to take a picture by the beauty and vulnerability of my friends.
- My work is mostly about memory. It is very important to me that everybody that I have been close to in my life I make…
- My work has been about making a record of my life that no one can revise. I photograph myself in times of trouble or change…
- I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make…
- For me it is not a detachment to take a picture. It's a way of touching somebody - it's a caress… I think that you can actually give…