Gary D Sampson
@gconverge.bsky.social
Speculative practice in photography, writing, mysticism. Out of the art school, into the public arena. Embodied rapture on bikes and running agility with dogs. The pursuit of meaning in image and encounter.
As the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it: “This is virtually a sociological-psychological law. The power of the one needs the stupidity of the other.”--David Brooks in NY Times, 1/31/25
January 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
As the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it: “This is virtually a sociological-psychological law. The power of the one needs the stupidity of the other.”--David Brooks in NY Times, 1/31/25
from NYT, Serra (1938-2024) has a message:
December 27, 2024 at 4:10 PM
from NYT, Serra (1938-2024) has a message:
Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI, aperture.org/magazines/ap.... Thinking #photography
“Image Worlds to Come,” Aperture No. 257 | Aperture Magazine
Aperture’s “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of ima...
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December 15, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI, aperture.org/magazines/ap.... Thinking #photography
Thinking about photography and reality. Trevor Paglen: "Photography is the paradigm of human-technology interfaces...the world is increasingly hard to distinguish from photography." From an interview with Sarah Miller, Aperture No 257. #photography #AI #interfaces #infrastructure
December 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Thinking about photography and reality. Trevor Paglen: "Photography is the paradigm of human-technology interfaces...the world is increasingly hard to distinguish from photography." From an interview with Sarah Miller, Aperture No 257. #photography #AI #interfaces #infrastructure
Janus in Leather Jacket, 1968, bronze. Coll. Louise Bourgeois Trust; Long-term loan, Dia, NY
December 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Janus in Leather Jacket, 1968, bronze. Coll. Louise Bourgeois Trust; Long-term loan, Dia, NY
"I need my memories. They are my documents. I keep watch over them. They are my pricacy...You have to differentiate between memories. Are you going to them or are they coming to you? ...If they come to you, they are the seeds for [your work].”-Louise Bourgeois #artists #theory #memory
December 13, 2024 at 4:51 PM
December 2, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Theory is a pleasure for which I can find no grounds to abandon. Clouds over Heinen's, Stieglitz Equivalent, Thing Itself, convergence. Cipher of material encounter. #photography #theory #phenomenology
December 2, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Theory is a pleasure for which I can find no grounds to abandon. Clouds over Heinen's, Stieglitz Equivalent, Thing Itself, convergence. Cipher of material encounter. #photography #theory #phenomenology
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
December 2, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Always worthwhile reading. History. Politics. Action. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
November 30, 2024
Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democra...
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December 1, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Always worthwhile reading. History. Politics. Action. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Point Lobos, looking towards the coastal ranges and Big Sur. Rugged, beautiful, wild. Otters, sea lions, whales, plenty of bird life. Rich photo history tradition. #pointlobos #pacificcoast #landscape #photgraphy #marinelife
December 1, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Point Lobos, looking towards the coastal ranges and Big Sur. Rugged, beautiful, wild. Otters, sea lions, whales, plenty of bird life. Rich photo history tradition. #pointlobos #pacificcoast #landscape #photgraphy #marinelife
How are we to discern the paths to real institutional change, born not of fear and the dictates of the small self, but an embrace of our shared humanity? No irony or cynicism here.
December 1, 2024 at 7:50 PM
How are we to discern the paths to real institutional change, born not of fear and the dictates of the small self, but an embrace of our shared humanity? No irony or cynicism here.
Big Sur near Esalen. Place to be when you get a chance.
November 29, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Big Sur near Esalen. Place to be when you get a chance.