The most interesting photo on display, out of thousands, at Photo LA earlier in the year was easily a photo by Hendrik Kerstens. The photo was of a young woman shot in serene, window lit, dutch master style. Although the photograph was large, it took a while to see that the subject was wearing not a scarf but a plastic bag on her head. Alexander McQueen's invitation to his fashion show featured that photograph, almost 16 x 20 once unfolded. The reason he picked that photo was clear when you entered the show and saw a huge mound of garbage, literally steaming. Both the photograph and the show reflect on beauty, timelessness and waste.
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