Artwork Title: Grand Canyon (Self Portrait)

Grand Canyon (Self Portrait), 1995

Arno Rafael Minkkinen

"1. MAKE THEM SELF-PORTRAITS Many of my photographs are difficult to make. Some can even be dangerous. I do not want to have someone else coming in harm’s way taking the risks I need to take: to lean out off a cliff or stay underwater for the sake of my picture. We control how much pain we can tolerate; such information is unknowable by anyone else. Some of my pictures might look simple, but in reality they can test the limits of what a human body is capable of or willing to risk. Thus I ..."
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