>From: Shyrell Melara <shyrellmelara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Gallery >I'm sure you meant this for Emily privately. Why? Do you think I would only praise Em's work in private? Do you think the review was too personal? I don't just look at photographs. I eat them. Photographs are food for me. And much like shopping for dinner, I am picky about what I eat. That is why I don't review the gallery very often. I don't often see anything that I care to consume. To let it become part of me. If I were to compare photographs to wines, sometimes I can be drawn to a vintage because I know the history of the vineyard. Such as the case of Chris's photograph of his mother. I have a bit of history with this photographer and because of that feel like I might have an insight as to the forces that weighed on his finger as he pushed the shutter. And I have tremendous respect for those forces and feel them to be a very positive thing in his case. Everyone brings their own issues to the table when they view a photo. The collision of all your life experiences blending with the intrusion onto the back of your eyeball of a new visual/virtual experience creates something new in the world. Sometimes that collision can effect growth, sometimes decay. Sometimes 18% grey. r
