Saturday, June 5, 2010

Reflections: Economy

The magazine Reflections included a number of individual images of mine, all culled from recent projects, in their "Economy" issue under the heading "Money and Morals after the Crash" this spring (just out). It is published by the Yale Divinity School (New Haven, CT), and I have to admit that I had reservations--as an atheist--to contribute my images to a religious publication. But the editor, Ray Waddle, seemed genuinely enthusiastic about my work, and I was certainly persuaded by their critical approach to "free-wheeling" capitalism. You can find Waddle's column From the Editor: Currencies here. Unfortunately, the final selection of essays and papers in this issue couldn't quite live up to my expectations, but its a start in terms of critically reflecting on Capitalism. And I'm certainly glad that I am not, for once, preaching to the choir. Pun intended.