I have been watching the first episode of The Genius of Photography originally broadcasted on BBC 4 and really enjoyed hearing about the daguerreotypes what an intriguing process to look closer at. I wonder how difficult if would be to try a hand at it for some family portraits. This portrait of Kate Moss is really beautiful an proximate her appearance in an uncanny fashion (I guess I am saying this without having met her in particular but every freckle and tiny hair seem to be reproduces with perfect detail). It really is a mirror with a memory. So, what is a mirror without a memory? The thought connects to my own grandmother, a mirror or a shadow of her former self, without a memory due to her illness. Wouldn't it therefor be fitting to photograph dementia patients with daguerreotype?
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