José Manuel Navia - The series is a vulgarisation of the exercise of the gaze

It is important to distinguish between series and sequence. A book that is a simple series will always be boring. The book must have an internal sequence, and the text, if there is any, must be part of that sequence. In the series, the images are related by their visual similarity. In the sequence, the relationship is not apparent, but internal, so the relationship is not apparent until you read the book. The world is full of series, and that is the legacy of Pop art (an example of this is Andy Warhol). But art, when it wants to provoke, doesn't allow repetition. Someone makes a stroke of genius and it works, but repeating that stroke of genius over and over again is boring. Making a series is easy, making a sequence is intellectually more sophisticated. The series is a vulgarisation of the exercise of the gaze. Text: José Manuel Navia Voice: Marcus O'Donnell (AI) + info www.audiotecafotografica.com