I am not sure what the ref to Greek women are about. (Actually in today's NYTIMES Arts Section, there is an intriguing review of a NY Greek antiquity show with focus on the portrayal of women (goddesses) on vases. The way they morph open to different interpretations of their role on different pieces.
But these photographs in Greece are quite incredible as both photos and digital renderings on my monitor (totally in the face). As art, and re women, the woman wearing a leopard skin overcoat investigating the shell of her burnt out car is a curious animal vs machine oxymoron!
It is interesting from me to compare the demonstration digital color photography here with say black and white news photography of the 60's and 70's. What I wonder is effect of the graphic immediacy of color on the large monitor as different from the usually b/w images in the earlier newspapers? Does this 'hotter' immediacy draw more people to demonstrate or, on the contrary, does the blood spilling violence make people think twice about participating - police or students? . What effect do these images have on the police and the folks in power. (Like, maybe negotiation is a better alternative??). Are these photographs - once you get beyond the chearp thrill aspect - a little like taking teenagers to a morgue to see bodies of kids killed from drunk driving??
The store window manequins on fire are quite mythological and probably stoke stoke a movie maker looking for new kinds of special effects!
Thanks for this connection, Dominic.
Peace!
Stephen V
http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Comments on the Boston Globe
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Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 8:31 AM
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_greek_riots.html
"Greek women are hot
even when
they riot",
'arfcom' observes.
I would say
especially.
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