seen at the HIV clinic...


On Aug 25, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

Steve Barbour showed:
Subject: [Leica] seen at the HIV clinic...


we staff an HIV clinic for children...
seen yesterday while there...
http://www.leica-gallery.net/barbour/image-95631.html<<<

Steve,
Your first post of this picture I couldn't understand why you took it other than three colour markers in a denim pocket? And figured it was the colours of the markers that you found photo interesting along with the denim?

Other than the colour markers then I realized what appears as a beeper with the symbol for HIV attached then I figured it was markers, beeper and logo.

If one isn't knowledgeable of the "HIV logo" they are left looking at three colour markers wondering ... "Why did he take this picture and what does it have to do with a child HIV clinic?"

I'm still a tad unsure, as it seems it requires another photo or two producing a sort of "picture story combo" and how the markers are used?"

The other side of this means a simple.... "I'm reading far more into the photo than necessary and it's just a shot of three marker pens and a beeper with a logo." But that question is due to the caption!


very insightful, even brilliant questions Ted... let me try to answer...

first perhaps I know too much and am reading too much into this simple vision. On the other hand a deceptively simple image is really more complex and requires a sort of poetic interpretation. And I saw the image while working at the clinic well before I took the photo... it I believe, subtily encapsulates some elements wich are the reality in such a situation..

colored magic markers...  children
beeper... emergency, maybe medical
red ribbon... HIV
denim jacket... very casual atmosphere


(the medical, personal, social crises we face in this setting are wrenching)

It is overall a very simple image, but content I think, rather symbolic...

my gratitude for looking and seeing and asking,

thanks, Steve


ted


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