Michael Wolf questions the differance between public and private spaces. In his series Transparent City, and its companion Transparent City Details, is not only about Chicago but also about how by intruding somebody's space shows them as the true person that they really are. He is usually distorting the solitary lives of a person by showing what kind of things this person shows in their life, such as what type of things people have on their walls and what exactly they are doing when they are photographed. He is looking into what is usually overlooked by society just by showing these small details. He remains very attentive to society by noticing these details within an image.
Kenneth Baker, critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written of the "formal intelligence and acuity of observation" evident in Wolf's photographs.
After talking with Paul, I decided that I want to intrude on people's space without them necessarily knowing. Michail Wolf's series "Transparent City" was the best place to start looking. He intentionally steps into the part of people's lives that they do not necessarily want everybody to see, what they do in their own private lives. This is a line that I am incredibly interested in crossing.
Gallery:
http://www.stephendaitergallery.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=188
Website:
http://www.michaelwolfphotography.com/pages/gallery.html
Interview:
http://www.lensculture.com/wolf_interview_1.html
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