Thomas Struth produces portraits of families: "it’s a staged traditional portrait photographed with a large format camera, using only natural light; it should be all the family members (and occasionally some friends, but I’m always interested in the energetic moment of the family group); and I ask people to look into the camera"
"I usually make a choice for the location, and then people can position themselves on the stage that I’ve selected - which most of the time is where they live. I ask people to sit however they want to sit, or stand. Its part of the system that inevitably people sit or position themselves according to the dynamic of the moment and whoever they want to be close to…it represents the dynamic of the moment in the group."
The choice these families make in deciding how they want to be portrayed is an interesting depiction of family construction and identity. These images of different families are exhibited together.
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