Floria Sigismondi

[sacrilegend]

www.floriasigismondi.com

I love her photography, any thoughts or comments?

[sacrilegend]

Okay... I really want to show you guys this stuff!








"Immune"

[kiddo]

I espesially liked that picture with the mother holding the little child/baby/doll. Also liked the last one.

PS: The second (or third?) picture, of that woman in the black leather-underwear was fantastically unsexy. Not the woman in herself, but the way the picture is taken and the way her (mainly facial) expression is, makes this very unsexy for me. Which is probably the meaning... Or?

[captainofbeef]

I liked the first picture, but found the rest rather odd...

[criterionmaster]

Thanks for posting these! That 1st one if one of the best pictures I have seen, and there is no reason why, I just love it. The one with the girl in the white hat is very enchanting, that girl is beautiful, in just like an average person way, which is what I like most about that.

Are there any things about these pictures that you know? Like meanings for any of these? I am wondering about that one with the woman (?) with all the boobs are whatever.

[sacrilegend]

kiddo - I like that one almost as much as the first one. The last picture is made up of two frames from music videos she did. Can't remember who for? I hate the black underwear picture, I can't figure out if she knew she was taking an ugly picture or not. It's so weirdly unattractive. I know what you mean!

Dah-han! I love tha picture as well, I had millions of them as my background for like a year. That's one amazing picture. I don't know the meanings yet, I'm dying to figure out some more. Wait! And I'll post more of my favourites.

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Liar Society says:

TOPIC: BOOKS

Floria Sigismondi - Immune
Immune, the second book of photography by Floria Sigismondi, is an aesthetic treat for the eyes. Sigismondi's work is often bizarre, juxtaposing the subtly and not-so-subtly altered human form against exteriors and interiors that seem otherworldly, yet are gritty and textured enough to be supremely tactile. As with any collection of work, certain themes emerge: the imagery of war looms in the creative impetus behind many of the photographs in Immune, as do artistic depictions of Sigismondi's pregnancy. The co-existence of these two themes is particularly interesting; are we to know that even in times of human casualty, life begins anew? Or are we to cringe inwardly at the kind of world we are bringing the next generation into?

Of course, the photographic works in this book cover a much wider range of themes than just birth and war. Sigismondi is best known as a music video director and many of the pictures in Immune are still photographs taken from her video shoots. Taken out of context, for a moment the beauty and complexity of Sigismondi's composition allows familiar faces such as Robert Smith, Leonard Cohen, and Meg White to go unnoticed as you instead marvel at the curious phantasmagoria contained on the page. Also of interest are the emergence of Catholic imagery and themes; whether these are the remnants of Sigismondi's Italian background or a new reiteration of Symbolist and Decadent aesthetic ideals, I am unqualified to guess.

I'm guessing that picture (white hat lady) is from this book.

[sacrilegend]

Dan - She did this video (O' Sailor) for Fiona Apple