Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>Interesting series of photos. That driver was lucky to walk away. >>.Reminded me >>of a scene from the film 'Crash' where a sub-culture of freaks take >>.photos >>of car crashes. >>Weird and disturbing film. >>Don > >>Ever read the book? >>Guy >No, Is it worth it? The film left me feeling disturbed for days and then >seeing the crash photos brought it all back. >Isn't it amazing how visceral some art can be. Reaches in a grabs you. >Don I think it is definitely worth reading if you found the film at all intriguing. (As usual, the film pales in comparison with the book.) Ballard is an unsettling writer, but his "strangeness" I think is positive in that it is not gratuitous. It is part of his comment on contemporary society. More interesting than "Crash" is "The Atrocity Exhibition," also by Ballard. Definitely worth a read IMHO. Guy - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html