ISSP 2019 Publication - Photography and the World

people; he changes and touches the lives of
some of the people he photographs. It’s also
an option to try to make a change through the
artistic process. It’s not always about publishing
something for millions of people to see.
That relates to what Matthieu and Sergio have been
talking about in our classes, which is basically “don’t
focus on the consequences”. Focus on the process. As
in Matthieu’s Monsanto-project: focus on why this
company is killing people. Don’t just show dead and
sick people, but try to show the process that lead us
to this point. If we just show consequences and end
results we stick to stereotypical representations and
we’re not gonna change anything. But if we try to ask
why are we here? What process lead us to this point?
What are the stages along the way? That way we can
maybe make some change in how people think. Even
reaching that maybe is a big change. That’s probably
THE change.
How
can you use
the camera
as a political
apparatus?
127 Who is being made (in)visible?
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How can we turn activism
into serious fun?