I was in a random Berlin museum with this book on my lap before it 'officially' came out, and the guards yelled at me.
I guess I was cracking up. Maybe it's because, 'It's funny because it's truuuuue!'
I don't want to launch into theory on acknoledgement of self, portraits, 'artistic license', even levels of humor and seriousness, but perhaps I'm able to take this collection of transformation into a 'type' with great humor and appreciation because I know all those groups -
ooh! the little kitschy japanese school girl, the tourist, the old lady, the stripper, the chola - the reason it's not just poking fun or trying to make some serious political statement is because of the realism: snapshots, without the precedence of it all being 'art', but down to the detail of fashion, the poses, and most importantly: what we don't see in the pictures - the days spent in these environments affecting the actual behavior.
uh, yeah. i tend to do ghetto, old lady, japanese school girl, and stripper moves and voices. i guess i identify. being a boy from california and all.
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