Carolina QuotesOne gets as much information as a witness of activity from a fleeting glance [in the photo], like a quick look, sometimes in motion, as one does staring at the subject. Because even if you remain stationary your mind wanders, and it's that kind of activity that I would like to get into the photograph – a confirmation of the fact that everything is moving.
Robert Rauschenberg Connected to the Carolinas
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- 'I don't necessarily desire a perfect photography,' 1981
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- 1981
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