I can’t tell you what the first photograph that I ever saw by Gregory Crewdson was, but I do remember very clearly how it made me feel — how I connected to this world. Unlike any other photographer I can think of off the top of my head, this was instantly familiar to me. This world was familiar; the plights and the struggles that these characters seemed to be going through were very much my own. Feelings of disconnect, feelings of isolation — and feelings of hope and possibility that those feelings would pass — that they were stepping stones or bridges to something better. This work resonated with me, and still does, on a very deep level. In this conversation, Gregory and I discuss his brilliant new body of work, Cathedral of the Pines, as well as the very personal journey he had to undertake to bring it to life.
LINKS
Cathedral of the Pines
Sanctuary
Beneath the Roses
UPDATE
In Process Driven 36, I had another conversation with Gregory around An Eclipse of Moths.
CONNECT WITH GREGORY
Website: http://www.gagosian.com
Twitter: @CrewdsonStudio
Instagram: @CrewdsonStudio
MUSIC
Please Listen Carefully (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0