Failing

FailingMike Brodies first monograph, A Period of Juvenile Prosperity touched down more than a decade ago, depicting his fellow rail riders and drifters in a rebellious and wildfire pursuit of adventure and freedom. Brodie leapt into the life of picture making as if he was the first to do it, Danny Lyon wrote about the book in Aperture. Next came Tones of Dirt and Bone, a collection of earlier SX 70 pictures Brodie made when photography first led him to

so I choose to portray them through a more theatrically absurd approach

to these he has added extensive captions revolving around anecdotes and aesthetics

Together they formed an intimate

9 x 10 inches

december 1998

each object and room exquisitely photographed

then makes a life-sized pastel drawing of the figure

projecting historical images onto public spaces and then photographing them

the Tamil capital and center of Dravidian culture in India

49 tritone plates

among others

If Antonio Lopez had left us only his Instamatic photographs