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| Photo: © Stan Banos |
Crude?
Perhaps. But this recent archeological dig in San Francisco revealed
Stone Age Man's first attempt at a park bench- and ya gotta admit, they
did, in fact, have the rudimentary essentials down! True, while they did
concentrate heavily on the longevity factor, at the critical expense of
other considerations (eg- comfort), that is one of the tell tale
hallmarks of most artifacts characteristic of the period. Of course,
further tweaking, particularly during the Bronze Age, along with the
more elaborate detailing in the latter stages of The Renaissance,
ultimately led to our modern, post industrial park bench.
Actually, one of my favorite little photobooks is called Bench Marking in Germany by Dirk Reinatz,* a mundane collection typology of B&W photos of park benches- which sounds about as exciting as a bunch of snapshots of empty benches taken at your local, neighborhood park. But boring they are not! They are so keenly envisioned, so well executed and edited, that they enhance and reinforce each other with every turn of the page, all the while revealing their unique and individual charms. Showing us all how good photographs can (at least more times than we think) be made anywhere, of anything...
* this little gem is well worth the modest price!
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