by brooksst | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
National Moroccan museums first emerged around 1912 as a result of the efforts of colonial powers. These new institutions, including the Museum of Moroccan Art in Rabat, were established by the Franco-Spanish Protectorate Treaty. The first legislation concerning the...
by brooksst | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Artist Statement.” Lalla Essaydi. Accessed January 15, 2014. http://lallaessaydi.com Barrett, Terry. Criticizing Photographs, An Introduction to Understanding Images. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Buse, Peter. “Photography Degree Zero: Cultural...
by brooksst | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
As has been mentioned before, all of Essaydi’s photographs except one, Les Femmes du Moroc: #23, (as displayed on her website), have a distinctive black border. Part of this black border can be attributed to the use of large format film. However, only a thin black...
by brooksst | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Essaydi chooses to have her photographs printed by a commercial company, which is not uncommon for professional artists. The exact level of Essaydi’s participation in the printing process is unknown. However, when Essaydi discusses the technical aspects of her...
by brooksst | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
A distinctive clue can be found in a number of Essaydi’s photographs that indicates she is using film and not a digital file to produce her images. On the outer edge of each image in the black border there are text and numbers that identify the type of film being...
by brooksst | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
As explained by London, Stone and Upton, in their photography text book, Photography, “While modern small-camera films (1 x 1 ½ inches is the size of 35mm film) and digital cameras can make excellent enlargements, the greatest image clarity and detail and the least...
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