And here we go! Nr 3 of this style-series: Geordi and Data. That is quite an interesting practice! I‘m still fascinated by how much you all love these. Idk if it‘s the style or the characters but anyway, thanks a lot! 😘🖖🏻
Toward the end of Gröning’s stay at the Grande Chartreuse, the monks asked him (in notes, probably) what he had learned from them. The question came as a surprise to Gröning, who had “drifted away from speech by then” that he hadn’t worked out his ideas in words.
Eventually, he said, “I realized that what I had actually learned was that it is possible to live very much without fear, because this is what they do. They live without fear. I wanted the audience to be able to share this.”
“It depends on the day,” he replies, looking a little restless. “What kind of photograph, how I’m feelin’. [Greg Gorman, who shot the accompanying pages] wants you to feel comfortable, so he directs a lot of attention to that. He sets up a situation that’s very easy to be in. If you are feeling self-conscious or uncomfortable, he tries to make it so you’re not. He will make it work for you.”
