Table of power
Both simple and practical, or extravagant luxury. The blueprint of the world on top of them depict -- they are global top company conference table, decision rule of world economic conference table, is the power of the desk!
Round, oval or rectangular, these tables are the new generation that determine the law of the world economy. From Paris to Luxemburg, from Madrid to Rome, from Brussels to London, the world finance, industry, sales, or the automotive industry in the next few years, the commercial law is the birth of these meetings on the table. Allianz, Arcelor Mittal, British Petroleum, Carrefour, Russia natural gas company, Nestle, Siemens, total... The world's largest multinational group held a number of meetings in their respective conference rooms every year, and the people who attended the meeting, such as the rapid accumulation of wealth in the casino.
When the financial and economic crisis of 2009 broke out in the United States, New York photographer Jacqueline • Hasen, the lens of the 29 largest companies in Europe, the most important meeting room. To the annual Forbes list as the basis, the photography artists of the era of globalization hope to demystify the Empire, she said: "the conference table is a symbol of our society the most important strength, economic strength."
Jacqueline • Hasen G's "table of power" published by the German Cantz Hatje publishing house, is a review of its previous work. In 1996, Jacqueline • Hasen has been a "g" in the conference table. 13 years later, she hopes to pick up the camera to observe what changes in the economic situation during this period".
Across time, now, banks and insurance companies also joined the ranks of the original chemical and oil companies, which represents the economic globalization started experiencing maximum financial control. New technology has also begun to be used in the conference room, the computer and cell phone Qi Qi battle, so that the outside world to participate in the closed universe. These as a wealth of legend and a successful example of large companies under the background of the world economic crisis in recent years become the enemy of public opinion that many big companies never willing to open their conference room doors to the outside world, at this time of the great depression is difficult to to the outside world exhibition within the group. Instead, some other companies put some simple and practical, ugly standard meeting room are pushed to the front of the camera, perhaps want to where consumers left a good impression, because in the picture, every detail is the transmission of the information: the number of chairs placed around a conference table implies that the power structure of the company, internal display more or less represents the company's history and personality, the overall style of the conference room represents the company's management style. As Roland • Bart wrote: "the bed is irresponsible, is responsible for the local table." Readers, on the table!
　　
　　The artist's desk is not art
41 year old photographer Brady. Her works are often in the festival or gallery exhibited. Her another identity is Professor of visual arts at the University of Central Florida. Last January, Brady came to highlight local galleries, a nonprofit arts organization shooting big picture person of the year. A private work area found in waiting has caused Brady's interest. The workspace something mundane, console steel lying on a few glue stick and half a box of Griddle Cake. The owner of the console is the art director of the gallery Callien • Miller. The small space is not free from vulgarity is stunning enough, nothing more than some professional women's daily activities, a difficult with the master identity linked together. But she was still at the desk and quickly pressed the shutter.
Any image can bring you to a new organizational system for photographers. Her work "Miller's desk" inspired her to do a series of photography on the subject. That she did not think of is that this series of photography took her into the bright art circle of Washington. In November last year, the series was on display in Lishui, China. "What kind of desk are you using?" The cocktail party has become a common greeting ceremony. "Desk," although it sounds strange, but it is a precise description of the life of washington.
Now she wants to get to know more of the special zone art lovers through the "desk project". Shortly after the shooting Miller's desk, Brady with art broker Philippa • Hughes made contact. Hughes is the founder of Washington, DC, a art company, he Brady lists a art district list of celebrities. Just 24 hours, Brady had been invited to film Annie • Gu di er -- the National Portrait Gallery, deputy curator of the desk, and art collector James • Alefandisi and Andy • Garan Berg at Corcoran College of art and design of the desk. "I was surprised to get everyone's support." She said, "every photo will be a new index, so that the project has been carried out."
Brady promised so with artists around their lingered in the office area. A collector of desk stood to be signed the cheque and translucent file cabinet, a dictionary and a press badge decorated with small lattice of an art critic; a favorite art fans of science and technology and let the cat on the prowl beside the light green apple laptop; close to the same painter of the three paintings on the walls of an art dealer, sparse put pen to paper, the multitude of blank, imagine infinite space...
Brady said: "another more important discovery is, in their work area are so ordinary, some in my opinion is a great achievement of the artist, unexpectedly and others shared an office, or squeezing in a cubicle. This discovery seems to uncover the mystery of the art circle, no matter how much he \/ she achievements, everyone is ordinary people."
Brady photographed object is full of characters of photography, they are very focused on personal image, on his desk in what image shows a person also quite concerned about this. Larissa • Leclerc is Yin Di independent album museum curator and founder and she recommended Brady Lishui Photography Festival Exhibition. Leclair is a keen follower of Apple products, her desk portrait appeared in a MacBook and a iPhone. The album of her family can be filled with a car. She's almost crazy about the details. Leclair said: "when she (Brady) told me about this project, I think it is a good aspect, it from a particular perspective describes the 'the theme of American life', and which also reveal the art circles little-known side."
Art dealers Philippa • Hughes, a think desk series of portraits in the display of personality almost reach the acme of perfection, "my desk is my table, simple this that I am good at team cooperation. I spent the longest time with my assistant, and there was something on my desk." Hughes admitted that the Brady photographed before she packed the table. "But I deliberately left the ice cream bowl", she said, "because I can eat ice cream. A lot of people have cleaned the table before taking pictures, just as you are in the room before the housekeeper in order to tidy up the room, because you do not want others to have too much understanding of the details of your life." Sarah • Keno is vice curator of the National Gallery of art gallery, when it comes to her photos, she said: "look at the photo I discovered that the original I so infatuated with Paris, I have all the photos are as Paris about." Other people did not express their views of the photos, they believe that the idea of taking the desk is more symbolic than the picture itself.
"There are some cute things in every picture, so it doesn't look dull and boring." Anne •, deputy director of the National Portrait Gallery of the United States, Gudel said. Brady photographed before she not only did not clean up the table, the brown folders are randomly placed on the keyboard to capture brady. "My table has never changed," said the old brother. "One day, these papers, files, stationery and so on will be the extension of their owners."
Brady is still weaving her social network, for the project to continue looking for relationships and opportunities. She hopes to be able to shoot the head of the White House William • Allman's desk.
Compiled from the French "world news", the United States "Washington Post" and so on