The Ethiopian’s Leg

The Ethiopian was probably a slave, so the theft of his leg was not considered a desecration.

Maya Deren and the Skin Between Us

I want to open negotiations with that sealed moment, to push beyond the transparent barrier.

I don’t feel at all cynical about contemporary art, it’s sort of the only thing I am not cynical about.

American life is so much about artifice. Right? For me photography is a type of artificial intimacy.

History is full of minor apocalypses that appear like regularly scheduled rehearsals for extinction.

Excerpts from a Hypothetical Life: Walter Benjamin in Mexico and Guatemala

Like a slow motion flip book, the narrative unfolds through an accumulation of details.

The images rendered the frayed ends of the hippie era with a cynical glee.

I had seen possession before, but never so close.

Michael Schnorr was an artist, activist and friend.

Caliban is Shakespeare’s anagram for the cannibal.