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Sharona wrote:
Several years ago, my oldest and dearest friend lost her 24-year-old nephew. He was found, wrapped in a blanket and duct tape, stuck in a closet in his apartment. As the story played out, he and his roommate were messing around, and Jake (not real name) was accidentally shot. Jake was a longtime hunter; he and his dad enjoyed that past time and Jake had all the requisite gun training. Yet, Jake is dead. Jake's dad nearly died, too. He drank himself into oblivion, lost his job, nearly lost his home and his life. His life was completely shattered when he lost his best buddy. He can no longer work, and barely scrapes by. He is nothing but a shell. This could happen to any parent. Even those whose children are well trained in handling weapons.
I saw the photos and comments on Facebook, and had planned to just ignore it all. I was actually stunned that these photos weren't a joke. I thought the photographer was having a laugh with her daughter holding that large rifle. I was wrong. The right to bear arms, train your children, I won't deny that and I won't judge it. But some sensitivity on this subject, and in your responses to people - when children at school and shoppers at malls are being gunned down by people who are unstable but have access to guns - is definitely warranted in my humble opinion.
These photos, as ART, are open to interpretation, and not everyone will interpret them the way the artist does. On Facebook, there was a photo of Calista, lying on the ground face up, eyes staring blankly into the sky, with her holding the gun pointing up into the sky. The title of the photo: Daydreaming. A lot of people were scratching their heads, wondering what the heck a teenager, holding a gun, staring into the sky, might be daydreaming about. Many suggested suicide. All anyone got from Lisa were snide comments, about it being the artistic right of the photographer, guns don't kill people, people kill people... These were questions by people who totally love Lisa's work and were confused about the photos. They really didn't SEEM like Lisa's style.
I would very much like to hear from Lisa on what the artistic vision was. I agree that the gun photos just look forced. I don't see any artistic statements about this set, and many people have asked. All I hear is I believe in my 2A rights and I am the photographer, therefore I have the right to photograph my daughter with a gun. Sure, you do. But what was the artistic vision behind the photos? I would love to know.
And, I'm sorry, I know the photographer isn't interested in this part of the discussion, but when images are posted, commentary is fair game. As my mom taught me, you gotta take the bitter with the sweet. And I will edit to add that I have always enjoyed and have been inspired by Lisa's work and often post complimentary things in her posts. ...Show more →
Providing the bitter, is this part of your resume? My cousin committed suicied, with a "gun", because his ife cheated, my other cousin, hung himself, is the rope a visual of this?
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