You, the Curator of Your Own Images
08 September 2022 by Gustavo de Paula When we began our work in 2014, our thinking about the circulation of images was centred almost entirely on the artist. Creative freedom and the pursuit of the fullest possible expression of authorship were the driving forces behind our motivations and decisions. We hoped that people would connect with our images—indeed, such a connection was essential—but our reflections rarely extended beyond the recognition of the artists' work itself. As our images encountered an ever-growing diversity of viewers over time, however, a new curiosity gradually emerged. It was no longer enough simply to hope that people would identify with the work; we wanted to understand why they did. What led someone to acquire a particular photograph? What held another person's attention before a collage for several minutes? Why would someone pass by a drawing entirely untouched by what it sought to communicate? This curiosity was sharpened by a simple obser...
