How You Look at it

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...

"Female nude photography implies great freedom. A woman offers a shape which is 'naturally aesthetic' and contains a 'balanced sensuality.' I find myself utterly astonished by the complexity of the feminine universe and beauty of the opposite sex. This series of images is very different from my other photographic work. Working only with natural light approached the sensuality and individuality of the women like an outsider licensed to explore their feminine universe." Combined with 'Masculine Reflections, ' this book is the "feminine" half of a landmark two-volume set.

Presentamos aquí una segunda edición corregida y ampliada de esta antología, introducida por la Doctora, crítica de cine y profesora del City College of San Francisco Moira Sullivan, una de las investigadoras de Maya Deren más importantes a nivel mundial. La principal aportación a esta nueva edición –que se abre con un pequeño poema de la cineasta de 1941–, es el diario de rodaje de la película The Private Life of a Cat (1946), dirigida por Alexander Hammid y concebida por Deren; se incluyen asimismo su declaración de principios completa, los programas de mano de las...