Episode 119: Jordanna Kalman

Jordanna Kalman is a fine art photographer who lives and works in New York. Jordanna’s work explores loneliness, femininity and individuality, and the images are highly personal. In her series Little Romances, she rephotographs prints of earlier images of hers which had been stolen and misused. By considering the prints as objects and adding new elements, she creates a new narrative, examining the anxieties of being a woman and creating a form of protection for the image. In our conversation we discussed prints as still-life subjects, what anger can accomplish, and our mutual dislike of “mean” photography. Then in the second segment we discussed a recent Instagram dust-up between two photographers, and how it’s relevant to our larger society.

(Conversation recorded October 21, 2020.)

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• Jordanna Kalman
• Jordanna Kalman - Little Romances
• Purchase books and prints from Jordanna Kalman’s online shop
• 2018 Critical Mass Top 50
• Speax - “Jordanna Kalman - Artist & Photographer”
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• Joseph Beuys
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• Bruce Gilden
• Martin Parr
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• William Camargo
• John Divola
• William Camargo’s Instagram (@billythecamera)
• William Camargo’s IG post riffing on John Divola’s work
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• Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa
• Music: Podington Bear
• Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo