Looking through The Photograph as Contemporary Art, I found a husband and wives team, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, that I wanted to know more about. The photo showcased in the book is titled The Widow(Black) and pictures a bizarre arrangement of a young model with a hand holding a dress behind her. I found their website(http://inezandvinoodh.com/) and am delighted with their work. It appears as though a majority of their work is done for fashion and editorial purposes and if you are hot in the fashion world, you definitely want to work with them. However, there is something more to their work than just weird fashion photography. Their work looks at exaggerations of glamour and often uses disquieting poses and odd situations to comment on this. I feel that their work is also a comment on materialism and does not present the ultra perfect presentation of the fashion world like most fashion ads one sees. I'm enchanted by their videos as much as I am their photos and especially love the Lady Gaga video, as they deal with her ever-present theme of gender and acceptance.http://inezandvinoodh.com/news/lady-gaga-you-and-i-jo/ Also, under Vintage on their website they have a short series of photos that I am drawn to. These are manipulated photos that appear to deal with the sexualization found in vintage fashion ads and are an interesting narrative.
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