My friend Megan recently wrote an essay about watching people sleep; just yesterday, she posted a link to these 1980s photographs by Ted Spagna, an exploration of the same subject. The idea of a sleep portrait is so fascinating - take a look below, and read more, here.
Spagna's website calls the portraits a journey into "inner space": "Taken at fixed intervals throughout the night from a bird’s-eye view, and displayed in chronological order, the series of images reads like a silent film."
I love that.
Photographs via George Eastman House and the Estate of Ted Spagna. Thanks, New Republic.
Love these!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the way I sleep-I'm sure it would look ridiculous. That last picture looks like my dog Gypsy!
ReplyDeletelove discovering ted spagna's work - thank you!
ReplyDeleteTara, I would, too :)
ReplyDeleteToo cool.
ReplyDeleteSo fascinating... I would be so creeped out if some one took pictures of my sleep, but still so fascinating. I like how vulnerable the people are. I totally hooked on Sho&tell by the way awesome blog!
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This is incredible! Not sure how I'd feel about being photographed myself but love the ones of people and their pets. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletei'm such a fan of his work. thanks.
ReplyDeleteNicole, thanks so much - that makes me so happy.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!
ReplyDeleteI love that we also get to see how the dog sleeps in that last series.
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting and amazing idea! I'd love to see the way I sleep. I was told that I barely move and stay in a same position, so it may be boring pics, but still.. Thanks for sharing shoko! xo akiko
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I want to see how my dog sleeps.
ReplyDeleteJulie, me, too!
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