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A wonderful and informative read, thank you. Noah Kalina’s "Everyday" is gorgeously melancholy. I found the changing backgrounds to be just as mesmerizing as his gaze.

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Yes! The backgrounds are a big part of it, showing when he moved etc.

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Those takeaway points... simple, but more than enough to help crystallise one’s intention

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I have found so often simple questions are the hardest to answer and the most effective

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thanks for the 3 questions, you provided me 3 new ways of looking at my portfolio.

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You're very welcome Gery! Thanks for reading and for the comment, very nice to know what is helpful!

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Thanks for sharing some pointers regarding your curation process, Wesley. It's always great to hear how people find and look at a photographer's work.

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You're welcome Alon! Thanks for the comment!

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Super interesting post, thanks for sharing it, Wesley!

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Thanks for reading Leo!

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Thank you for article.

However I would point out that as you represent an institution you are in an unequal power relationship with artists. I would also point out that your work depends on artistic endeavour. You take advantage of and in fact you “feed” of artists and their work.

In your article I see nothing about paying artists a fair wage or price for their creative work.

There is a reason that many artists avoid institutions and “curators” like yourself. Maybe you should start to think along those lines.

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Hi Stephanie, there is of course a nuanced conversation to be had about the relationship between institutions and artists, and how/when/if artists are compensated for their work. As an artist myself I am well aware of this. Usually those conversations are best started in good faith.

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