Response to the Artists (art:21)

Sally Mann, a photographe and artist, gets depicted by her children as a driven professional and passionate mother at the same time. According to her her children, her obession with taking pictures, being her child has been sometimes difficult. Her daughter states in the film that thez kids have lost her mother to a certain extent but, on the other hand, have gained a friend. I am not sure if would necessarily consider that a positive development. The fact that the whole family seems to fit their needs to the mother's passion might create a critical relation between them in the long run. I can image that having such a passionate mother who truly seems to be involved in her work can also be a huge challenge or test for the family's cohesion.

I truly liked Mel Chin's artistic approach. He is one of the artists who uses certain objects that people usually don't need anymore or even consider them to be trash. Mel Chin then applies them to create something copmpletly new out of it. I furthermore appreachiate his effort in connecting art with science. He thereby generate art and helps to protect the environment at the same time.

James Turrell's project (The Roder Crater Project) was fascinating in this respect that is represents such a long and time consuming project. He mentions in the movie that this work has cost him two marriages and two realtions. However, his passion and dedication didn't seem to be restrictied by these sacrifices.

I especially liked Gabriel Orozco's attitude towards the process of art making. He pointed out that he uses tools everbody can use and that wants to depict "reality", which makes him to be outdoor all the time. I can't really explain why, but I was truly fascinated by some of his works. The most lasting impact on me was caused by the simple idea to attach a toilete roll to a huge ventilator on the roof. The idea seems so simple but it looked amazing.