010101 343434 525252 7D7D7D 9B9B9B B8B8B8 D5D5D5 EFEFEF

Share this photo on Twitter Share this photo on Facebook

Belief + Doubt

Posted by
Elaine Hancock (Olney, United States) on 21 February 2013 in Art & Design.

Barbara Kruger exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC. In one large room, there is a silent shouting match carried out using the printed word, with some letters up to 12 feet tall.

"There are moments when time stands still. You hope it will wait for you."
Dorothea Lange

© Copyright 2023 Elaine Hancock, All Rights Reserved

Anina Botes from Auckland, New Zealand

What a great image. Wonderful perspective

21 Feb 2013 6:53am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

It does feel someone is trying to say something big !

21 Feb 2013 7:04am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

I love how you have captured this Elaine

21 Feb 2013 7:43am

CF09 from Tehran, Iran

We sit up front and share a cigarette,
And try to remember,
What we tried to forget...
:]

21 Feb 2013 8:23am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Good composition - don't think I'd be queuing for a ticket somehow.

21 Feb 2013 8:43am

tataray from france, France

Magnifique attitude... mais ouille ils vont attraper le torticolis !...:))

21 Feb 2013 9:11am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Interesting concept, do you think it worked?

21 Feb 2013 10:08am

@CElliottUK: The words covered the ceiling, walls, and floor and they were white, black and red. It gave me the feeling that someone was yelling at me.

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Very interesting attitudes! These people in this strange place, this is a splendid capture!

21 Feb 2013 10:25am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Excellent well contrasted black and white, really interesting to look around the faces.

21 Feb 2013 10:44am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Dramatic capture - love the audience interaction.

21 Feb 2013 10:50am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

dynamic composition

21 Feb 2013 11:43am

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

Great shot elaine, bravo*****

21 Feb 2013 12:06pm

Lougris from Toulouse, France

Des regards, des mots, des expressions...la Vie sans doute ?? :)

21 Feb 2013 1:14pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Their expressions are priceless Elaine! Well seen and captured! ;-)

21 Feb 2013 1:56pm

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

lovely image, love the interaction of the people with their environment

21 Feb 2013 1:56pm

jean pierre from paris, France

belle image!! amitié

21 Feb 2013 2:12pm

Mandar from Kudal, India

Excellent

21 Feb 2013 3:28pm

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

A fine capture of this group with members looking in such different directions.

21 Feb 2013 4:41pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

What are they looking for ? it seemed fun, they were laughing... nice capture...:-)

21 Feb 2013 4:44pm

@Lena: The whole room - walls, floor and ceiling are covered in words. They were looking up at the words on the ceiling.

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

This is a GREAT shot Elaine! I love the looks on everyone's face as they examine the large and small of it :-)

21 Feb 2013 5:56pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Cool shot, well spotted, what have they spotted

21 Feb 2013 6:10pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Interesting attitudes in a graphical environment.

21 Feb 2013 6:43pm

Carol from Leamington, Canada

That is an amazing photo Elaine.... letters, letters everywhere and it was definitely made for b/w.... I love this one!!

21 Feb 2013 6:55pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

You have captured this so beautifully! I love that people are looking in all directions too. Fabulous image!

21 Feb 2013 7:16pm

ghazal khalatbari from shahsavar, Iran

very nice composition

21 Feb 2013 9:02pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Cool candid shot and letter graphics everywhere ~ great timing!

21 Feb 2013 9:49pm

CarineB from Paris, France

Great graphic shot revealed by theses poeple !!

21 Feb 2013 10:00pm

Gary from The Southwest Deserts, United States

Your title is perfect. I would like to see this room for myself.

21 Feb 2013 10:30pm

Sharon Pleasants from Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Great B&W!

22 Feb 2013 12:49am

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Sueprbe graphsime de lignes noires et blanche et ces visiteur superbe.
Amitié

22 Feb 2013 4:38am