Via The Advocate: For 25 years, Henry Rollins has been traveling the world photographing areas of conflict. And he’s often troubled by what he sees. “My main sentiment coming back from a lot of it is, I’m offended,” he says. “I’m offended at what the West does and how the West washes up on these shores and manifests itself.”
Hoping to inspire action, Rollins has unleashed the visual fruits of these efforts in his first photo book, Occupants (Chicago Review Press). Featuring jaw-dropping images from locales ranging from Afghanistan to Siberia, the book offers an unflinching look at the human condition in extreme places around the world. Accompanying the images are essays in Rollins’s unmistakably forthright and often angry voice.
I've always been a fan of Henry Rollins. For all the gruff exterior of a rocker, he's extremely well-spoken and articulate. And his world view is very sophisticated. I highly recommend exploring any artistic endeavor he brings to the table.
Here are just a couple of his photos with his own captioning.
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| Rollins: This one shot luckily captured the energy of the Mopti children that I wanted to show. |
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| Rollins: "During the Bush administration, I took photos of any anti-Bush sentiment outside of America I could find." |
I saw Rollins this past New Year on C-Span's Book TV. Rollins was quite compelling when he points out who the global bad guys are. His lament about how what is wrong with the world being summed up by two Haitians fighting over an $.08 bar of soap.
ReplyDeleteOften he was resigned to his frustration over any number of observations he made regarding his travels and encounters with, "I don't know what to do about it."
He's at least done much in identifying the problem. I hope for all our sakes we can pool our talents and resources and figure out how we call all help share the prosperity so few in the rest of the world realize.