Carolina QuotesThe photo can insist on reviewing moments that were unseen, or not know they were seen but passed in viewing. John Cage said (I don't know if they were his own remarks or Zen) his goal was not to get somewhere; he just wanted to enjoy the trip. That's the quality I want in all of my work, that a specific goal or accomplishment would be allied to the fact. I noticed a long time age, when I went to a strange country, that I had the best time and the greatest experiences when I thought I was lost, because when you are lost you look so much harder.
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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“The photo can insist on reviewing moments that were unseen, …” Robert Rauschenberg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-11CD216123. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/11cd216123
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