"I make a strong point of never confusing photography with psychology or literature. That is why I do not dream up explanations of my work and also these photographs are, quite simply - me, thinking pictures."
Remember Barcelona
"Barcelona is a visual carnival. A joy. A place where creative giants roamed. It boasts facets that range from sublime Gothic structures to the most flamboyant fantasies made real by the likes of Antoni Gaudi, Josep Domenech i Montaner, Miro et al - from serene medieval squares to that most exceptional German pavilion designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 Worlds Fair -and neighbourhoods like the Eixample where modernisme flourished. One is left spellbound by the breadth and diversity of it all.
As a rule I do not remember my visual experiences as a series of individual pictures. At the end of a working day in Barcelona my mind is awash with a panoply of imagery where multiple pictorial elements blend and merge. Thus the germ of the montage approach used in some of these photographs was established. Various components combine to reinforce and expand an idea and intrigue the eye, often by virtue of their disparity. The superimposition was achieved by simply sandwiching the transparencies."
Sam Haskins (1926 - 2009)
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