We interrupt our normal programming ... to submit
We at ishotkatemoss have skipped the five stages of grief and simply proclaim 'you suck' ... so technically we are at Stage 2 (anger) but also are at Stage 4 (depression).
We will be going to Stage 6 (Canada) shortly.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Sunday, September 18, 2016
A sacred brand
This Sunday, we are at the blasphemous church of kate ...
... from the modern baroque master @radioshead
... from the modern baroque master @radioshead
Observe. Slow Down. Pray. Shoot. Submit
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Friday, August 26, 2016
Dogs on the Cat-walk
It's National Dog Day!!! So, who better to feature but "Kate Moss the dog".
Check out that style! Check out that form! Check out the model! Will give new meaning to cat-walk ... yes, strut that mutt!
Now who's a basic-bitch?
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Independence & Freedom
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” - Coco Chanel
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Photographer Series #27: giashotkatemoss
Gia de Leo
(GdL): I would prefer to say I am creating digital images not art works. Maybe
it is art. Maybe not. That’s in the eye of the viewer.
Some years ago I
wanted to remix digital reproductions of artworks but most of them were not
available or difficult to find online. So I started to make collages out of my
art and images from my book collection … But after a while I was sad over my
book destruction and wanted to keep them, stopped and dumped all collages.
So I started to
remix digital works. I play with those tiny images by using reproductions of
some successful artists, remixing them with their own works or unknown artists,
memes, news images, my own photographs or whatever appears on my screen. It
feels much better as I am not destroying anything “real”.
iskm: As you
talk about remixing images, can you speak to the role of (or your perspective
on) appropriation in the context of remixing?
GdL: Generally
this expansion of the realm of imaginary and reality amazes and scares me.
Image overflow. Image saturation. The belief in the authenticity of photography
is fading. Everything is speeding up. Most images live only for a short breath.
We are breathing images as air, consuming them. But they do not disappear.
iskm: Imagery as a form of ‘net art’?
GdL: Net art or
better net images fascinate me because of their accessibility to anyone with an internet connection. Free from traditional art institutions and the art market
everyone can nowadays declare himself as an artist. New social communities are
formed opening up new image or art worlds and markets. For me questions arise
like: Do memes have a more visual and sometimes even political power than
images of artworks? Why are images of artworks more copyright protected than
images of dead refugee children? What is the difference between a regular
image, a meme or an image of an artwork? When is a selfie an artwork? Who defines what art is online? Does
the question what art is still matter online? Is the author now finally dead?
Who cares?
iskm: And now we all appropriate the imagery …
GdL: Yes,
anarchist appropriation is happening constantly. Kill your idols and kill
yourself. If one would see my remixes separated from each other one could not
tell who did it. I am using other online platforms to publish other kinds of
remixes. Maybe you could identify the Picasso or the Warhol used but not the
author as they all vary in their imagery. Memes have for me in this sense of
the dead or killed author a role model function even if some of them lack any
political correctness and of course too many people are excluded from this
development, as they have no access at all.
Gia de Leo's collage $3,346,456 |
GdL: Homeless
Thomas W. died on the 16th of January 2016 from exposure at Kurfürstendamm, the
main shopping street in Berlin. Next to him they found his shopping cart filled
with personal items. People described him as a very friendly person. I read
about his story in the newspaper and immediately started to mix all available
kinds of images in my mind on the screen of my smartphone.
iskm: Did you
know him?
GdL: I did not
know Thomas W. personally but daily I meet homeless people. My father was a
homeless alcoholic for some time too. Back then I was twelve years old, I cared
but could not help. Maybe that is why my reaction was so impulsively emotional.
iskm: How did
you make the collage? What are the source images and why did you select them?
GdL: When I
thought of Thomas W., the shopping mall, his shopping cart simultaneously
artworks appeared in my mind like Duane Hanson’s sculpture Supermarket Lady
(1979), Sylvie Fleury’s empty, gold-plated shopping cart and Doug Aitken’s work
with the shopping cart standing there lost and alone on the roof of a park
deck. Consumerism, supermarket and this simple thing of a shopping cart, which
is functioning in different kinds of meanings and markets were a link between
my very spontaneous image selection. And of course Andreas Gursky is a star in
the contemporary “supermarket of art“. His photograph 99 Cent (2001) of a
supermarket sold with a price of $3,346,456 at a Christie’s auction, becoming
one of the most expensive photographs. I titled my remix after the price of
Gurskys work. In total contrast my remix is a cheap digital image, not
available for sale, shared with everybody, produced in an hour on a smart
phone, a remix in low resolution. If you print it you maybe see nothing
anymore. It may disappear.
iskm: Why Kate
Moss?
GdL: The
photograph of Kate Moss shopping in her bikini reminds me somehow in her almost
flying movement with the swinging ponytail of the “ninfa fiorentina“ in the
painting “The Birth of John the Baptist” (1485-1490) by
Domenico Ghirlandaio. Aby Warburg described her as an ‘ecstatic nymph’. In my
image, Kate Moss is compared to the most homeless people, who are wandering
through the cities wrapped in many layers of clothes in the winter time,
wearing a bikini, skinny, having her shopping cart filled with consumer goods.
A symbol of the easy breezy sunny side of shopping life. A real model who gets
paid for professional shootings, to inspire people to consume. An icon in many
senses, but also for the insatiable consumerism of images.
iskm: Which
photographers/artists would you most want to most see involved in
ishotkatemoss?
GdL: Those who
inspire me are and will be part of my remixes. Regular images and images of
artworks by people and artists.
I have mentioned
others that inspired me for this image, but also I greatly respect the
photography project ”Sycamore and Romaine“ by Martin Schoeller. He portraits
homeless people with dignity by giving them back identities and telling their
stories. Nobody needs to be ashamed to be homeless. A society who is not able
to provide free housing and financial aid for the poor and troubled could be.
Isn’t it absurd or even perverted that image stock markets like Getty print
their logo and the name of photographers on images of homeless people - while
the people “the models“ stay anonymous? They stay poor and homeless while
others are profiting. It just feels wrong to me.
And to us too. Even though it underlies and is inherent in every aspect of the www.ishotkatemoss.com project - which now includes Gia de Leo's digital collage with Thomas W. - we have recently not spent a great deal of time reflecting on pure commercialization behind the use of images. Of course, kate is our metaphor for this and we felt that highlighting $3,346,456 and the ideas behind it were critically important. You can see more of Gia de Leo's socially conscious work on instagram.
And to us too. Even though it underlies and is inherent in every aspect of the www.ishotkatemoss.com project - which now includes Gia de Leo's digital collage with Thomas W. - we have recently not spent a great deal of time reflecting on pure commercialization behind the use of images. Of course, kate is our metaphor for this and we felt that highlighting $3,346,456 and the ideas behind it were critically important. You can see more of Gia de Leo's socially conscious work on instagram.
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Nothing tastes as good as a treat
Did you know that yesterday was National Puppy Day!?! To celebrate, let's highlight the English Bulldog, 'Kate Moss':
Do you see the resemblance?
While we don't have access to many images of bulldog Kate,
what we can see (on instagram)
are just classics ... nothing more so than the runway video, which we highly
recommend you check out here!
Observe. Slow Down. Sit. Shoot. Rub My Belly. Submit.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Rent my Face
Found this image yesterday, taken by Felipe Narvaez, and posted on instagram. It may be the most appropriate(d) commentary on modeling we've ever seen peering
through a sticker-monacle eye:
Observe. Slow Down, Shoot. Submit.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
What's in a name?
Every now and again, the ishotkatemoss.com project hits
marketing and publicity snags when people advertise our name and the project
with capital letters. We are quick to correct them and often are met with
questioning, repeated misstatement or mere confusion.
A promotion to the panel at The National Arts Club in NYC |
The most recent example was our participation in a panel on
Public Art, in which the press release initially indicated the involvement of
the “I Shot Kate Moss” project.
The curator and moderator where both wonderful in adapting and
understanding but it brought forward a long held idea that writing
about the project name, and the rationale behind not capitalizing, was in itself
an important topic.
The decision not to capitalize seemed to come quickly and
naturally upon the project’s inception. Even though it is the idea we are constantly being sold,
Kate Moss (contrary to what we are being sold) is not an object and therefore we have no desire to objectify her.
Grammatical Rules include: Capitalize Product Names and Objects - “Actual
product names and brands and other objects of distinction are capitalized.”
Kate Moss inscribed a book entitled 'kate' to a Kate |
Kate Moss, the person, is not
the topic of our project. We look towards her as a metaphor, as an image, a changeling, a chameleon that is
then interpreted and misinterpreted. “kate moss” means that we were exploring
an idea not a person, not an object, not a business name, not a title, not a
product, and not a defined brand. The construct, for our purposes, is “kate
moss”.
So once this was determined, and as we stated to the world
that we had shot her, and asked others to do
the same, what benefit was there in defining the person doing the exploration and shooting as “I”? It is not about me. It is not about you, as the participant,
observer or reader. The themes we are exploring are universal and, as such, we
determined the “I” should not be the definitive first person pronoun … did you
know that English is the only language that actually capitalizes the personal
pronoun? (Think of “je” in French, “ich” in German, “yo” in Spanish, and of
course “ego” in Latin). This is also why “we” always try to write from the
perspective of more than one person on this blog.
So, we came to “i shot kate moss” … now if the computer
would just stop auto-correcting the “i” to “I” it would be greatly appreciated!
What has been interesting is that, as we explored our own
rationale, we thought through other instances that we have found non-capitalization and attempted to understand the
reasoning.
In today’s society, the impact of
the digital age is profound and in a funny way it is irrelevant whether urls and hashtags are
capitalized … furthermore, imagine writing an email or comment onto a web site solely in
CAPS LOCK and think of the change in the interpretation of tone …
But rather than worrying about the
implication of today’s digital media, let's look towards the implication of conscious decisions around not capitalizing names as there are a few notable cases of people
who have brought this question to our attention:
e e cummings seemed to be the first that came to mind,
however,
wikipidea tells us that this is a red herring: “Cummings's publishers and others have sometimes echoed the
unconventional orthography
in his poetry by writing his name in lowercase and without periods (full stops), but normal
orthography (uppercase and full stops) is supported by scholarship and
preferred by publishers today. Cummings himself used both the lowercase and
capitalized versions, though he most often signed his name with capitals.
The use of lowercase for his initials was popularized in
part by the title of some books, particularly in the 1960s, printing his name
in lower case on the cover and spine. In the preface to E. E. Cummings: The
Growth of a Writer by Norman Friedman, critic Harry T. Moore notes, "He
[Cummings] had his name put legally into lower case, and in his later books the
titles and his name were always in lower case." According to Cummings's
widow, however, this is incorrect. She wrote to Friedman: "You should not
have allowed H. Moore to make such a stupid & childish statement about
Cummings & his signature.”
So goodbye “e e” and hello “E. E.”
Two other prominent names come to mind: ‘k.d.lang’ and ‘bell
hooks’.
The internet, in all of its wisdom offers some answers as
to ‘why?’ these two revered people choose this path, highlighting the effort to “subvert grammar prescriptivism” and that “… capitalizing certain letters unfairly privileges those
letters at the expense of other letters, thus perpetuating the hierarchical and
oppressive nature of written language that the entire patriarchy is built
upon.”
While we could find little about k.d.lang’s decision, bell
hooks’ position has great depth and meaning:
From blackpast: “Gloria (Jean) Watkins attended racially segregated public schools
in Hopkinsville (Kentucky) as a child. She performed poetry readings for her church
community and was heavily influenced by her great-grandmother, Bell Hooks, who
was known for her sharp opinions. As a writer, she chose the pseudonym,
bell hooks, in tribute to her mother and great-grandmother. She decided
not to capitalize her new name to place focus on her work rather than her name,
on her ideas rather than her personality.”
A still from Beyoncé's Partition |
bell hooks recently came to further prominence when in May,
2014 she labeled Beyoncé a ‘terrorist’ for how she chooses to appear in her
music videos – illuminating, according to NewStatesman as “one of the thorniest debates in feminism”:
“hooks made the terrorist remark during a discussion entitled "Are You Still A Slave?" at New York’s New School, after fellow panellist
Janet Mock talked about feeling inspired by Beyoncé’s video ‘Partition’. “It
was freeing to have Beyoncé showing her ass, owning her body and claiming that
space”, said Mock. But hooks disagreed: “I see a part of Beyoncé that is, in
fact, anti-feminist, that is assaulting, that is a terrorist . . . especially
in terms of the impact on young girls.” She continued: “I actually feel like
the major assault on feminism in our society has come from visual media and
from television and videos.”
Sound like a familiar topic? Can we think of someone whose
image is widely circulated and used in visual media that many may deem a ‘major
assault on feminism’?
There is far more to this than we are able to explore,
particularly in the context of names, so we will leave it to Claire Hynes, and
her interesting article “Is bell hooks right to call Beyoncé a terrorist?”
However, this controversy does bring us back to a question
of objectification. And specifically, whether the way someone represents their name impacts our views.
dana michele boyd is a scholar who has also written
extensively regarding her decision to not capitalize. She (or should we say ‘she’?) discusses a number of topics
including the politics of capitalization. But of most interest to us was when she asked herself the
question “What's in a name?”: “Isn't a name simply another unique adjective for me? A
label? I am not my name; my name is simply another descriptor of me. Should i
weight that descriptor as anything more valuable than the other adjectives used
to describe me? Obviously, i care about my name - i've gone out of my way to
change it too many times to suggest otherwise. But do i believe that
capitalization shows the appropriate value?”
A still from Michael Sharp's 'I AM KATE MOSS' |
Screenshot of Matías Velásquez's contact |
But what about Kate Moss? What about other people named
“Kate Moss”?
What about the utilization of the moniker “Kate Moss” and
the circulation and interpretation of those letters written “K-A-T-E_M-O-S-S”?
How does that idea of a name change when it is written into
a star in a pavement, used on a number plate, tattooed onto your thigh or
graffiti-ed into a corner where people urinate?
Found instagram photos from: @viniciusdota, @toooldtoskatepunx, @llcoolljm and @j_mather |
Now, while we do think the lack of capitals in our title is
important, we do come at it with a sense of humor and are no way arguing
against the use of capitals within our language … so we leave the last word to
“shiftless”, who on the Straight Dope
Message Board, “In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)” topic titled
“When people insist on using lower-case letters for their names. . .” wrote:
“Capitalization is not an arbitrary rule, it is there to help
understanding. The classic example: "I had to help my uncle Jack off his
horse. Those who insist they are not subject to conventional capitalization
rules are looking for an attention-grabbing hook. Good for them. I'm happy they
have a nice, safe outlet for their artistic spirit. They can color outside the
lines and claim the lines are trying to control them too. My artistic spirit
tells me to write other people's names however the hell I feel like, even
capitalizing against their wishes. I'm just wild and crazy that way!”
So, if you want to promote this project, write it however
the hell you want! Go crazy!
observe. slow down. help jack off. shoot. submit.
Monday, January 18, 2016
Complaining about nipples?
Recently, in order to celebrate Ms.Moss' big day, @nicostandard's posted a semi-naked
kate pic. Unfortunately, his ability to share the image was limited.
After being
censored he posted the following image and wrote:
"So apparently my #katemoss #birthday
picture contravened instagram's strict (read sexist) decency guidelines. I
think #DonaldTrump #nipples
are more #offensive.
Let's see what #nannystate
Instagram has to say. #instagramisforpussies #freethenipple"
In further communication with ishotkatemoss, Nico wrote that
"They (instagram) took my non-trump picture down as it was offensive
apparently. How are female nipples more offensive than male nipples? Pretty
sexist and out of date I feel"
This reminded us of our own censorship problems with instagram, as documented in Censorship and Racks and felt it worth highlighting in more detail. Upon further investigation, this is not an isolated incident for kate and other, even over the last few days:
"Our last post was deleted so we've covered the
problem (nipples) with some cocktail emojis. Raise your glass then drink it for
Kate Moss who turned 42 YESTERDAY."
villoid, went on to promote themselves and ended with a kate quote "Never complain, never explain" - KM" and the hashtag #freethenipple.
As always, the comment section can offer moments of, if not clarity, at least interesting misspellings:
· asliisen: Omg this cured all
the world's problems god bless #nipples ugh they're
disgusting
· _mircea_masserini_: Why
female nipple are banned but not male nipples? From the anatomical point of
view they are she SAME thing! It's not a genital area!!! Instagram has a
hypocritical and discriminatory policy.
· s.kyli: @instagram ur sexist
policy needs 2 go :)
· kaydiprincipe: What's wrong
with nipples @instagram
·
melissa_manchester: Ohmylord! 100% of us have nipples! #chandlerbing even
has three. You need to get a grip @Instagram Don't kowtow to the nonsensicalness
· _heyungmoneycurious, what
is the difference between a male nipple and a female nipple? not only are your
rules sexist, but idiotic. Please get your shit together, thank you @instagram
· graceelizabethward: You
should copy and paste some acceptable male nipples over the top
· heathermorneau: Ugh can't
get over the fact that @Instagram still sexualizes female nipples yet not the male counterpart. So sexist. And
the part that makes the least sense is how, since the only difference in
appearance between them is the amount of fatty tissue beneath them, anything
but that is being covered by these 'edits' we are forced to post in order to
abide by the rules
Free the Nipple is an equality movement focused upon the
double standards regarding the sexualization and censorship of female breasts
started by activist and filmmaker Lina Esco. And yes, we do use the hashtag in our own posts to highlight the hypocrisy as it relates to the issue of double standards relative to male/female censorship.
However, as we worked through such social media policies again, it is evident that distinctions are not made based on the gender of the person in the photograph or even the inappropriateness of an image. A determination, and therefore censorship, is made based on a specific promotional hashtag.
It is evident that a great deal of images that most in society would deem more challenging that that of kate are free to stand in the public domain of social media ... i.e. you can post an image such as this:
or this:
then there would be nothing wrong ... however, if you added "#nipples" then your image is automatically problematic!
(thanks to @bigasscityz_ and @goregeous_sexy_dudes for their respective
contributions to our analysis ... we are equal opportunity here at iskm
and are happy to show the craziness and hypocrisy of all)
Such social media policies again raise questions of free speech, decency, censorship, image
distribution and what is in fact appropriate?
So, you see, we should in fact be complaining about our right to freely hashtag as we wish! If you want to post the following pictures:
or this:
then we should have every right to tag it with #nipples!!!
(thanks to @houseofhold and @diaryofamadschnauzer for their respective contributions. We don't breed discriminate either)
Maybe we should start our own movement "#freethehasthag"!?! Rather than delve more deeply into a topic that if it wasn't so sad would be hilarious, we will wrap things up turn back to the comment section in response to villoid's censored kate image ...
· lstuhl: Ummmmm, but you
explained and kinda complained. Not very Kate...
Yes, a moment of clarity ... ishotkatemoss, not very kate
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Photographer Series #26: elhamshotkatemoss
Elham Goodarzi was born and raised in Iran. Currently
residing in Tehran, Elham has studied architecture and, through her instagram
feed, she documents day-to-day life while also highlighting her artwork that
distinguishes her history, culture and perspective on the modern world.
Elham's artwork recently posted on instagram |
In the wake of our exploration (in Photographer Series #25) of Maria Sheila Miani's insertion of today's fashion
icons into well known impressionist paintings, ishotkatemoss was particularly
attracted to Elham's collages that utilized miniatures and other Persian
symbolism contrasted with modern western imagery.
iskm: How would you describe your artwork?
Elham Goodarzi (EG): My artwork is created influences by
time; the time that has passed, the time that will come and the time that I'm
currently living. And the fact that, in my opinion, there is no more that much
of difference between “eastern” culture and “western” culture. And what we
currently have at least in my country is a combination of different cultures
and some times it’s weird but necessary.
iskm: Do you feel that the interaction of time and
influence, is specifically unique and different in Iran?
EG: Well I think you can experiment with this interaction in
Iran more than any other place. We had a rich and brilliant culture and
fortunately we kept it for hundreds of years and now the interaction between
our heritage and what we have now has created this big contradiction in our
lives. On the other hand we have a growing western culture and our desire to
reach a modern lifestyle. The combination of all of this had influence my work
a lot.
Elham's collage, "Brought out of heaven" |
iskm: Is your work primarily collage?
EG: Well I don't always do collage but collage is one way
for me to put my ideas on paper as soon as possible. I also use video arts
as well. I see all this as a process, a process to come up with an description
of my life and sometimes just putting colors on canvas of attaching pieces of
pictures together seems not to work out, so I have to search and experience
other ways like digital art or even architecture.
iskm: Why do you use images of kate moss?
EG: Kate moss is the girl that everyone wants to be and
everyone wants to be with. Of course, not everyone ;)
iskm: Even in Iran?
EG: Kate Moss is a sample and picture of what everyone
wants to be. Of course in Iran like anywhere else in word people have ideals
and none, in many respects, of them are that far from what Kate Moss is and
Marilyn Monroe was once.
iskm: How do you search and choose your source images?
Are you looking for specific styles? Specific artists? How do you select the
image to insert?
"Kate Moss turns saint" |
EG: It is all about the idea and picture I have in my mind
and how I develop that. Most of the images in my works are from the internet.
Often I search for something specific. Sometimes what I choose is something
completely different and sometimes what I see in my searches changes my
whole idea. I usually don’t do any specific changes to the image just have to
crop them.
iskm: You use Persian miniatures often in your collages
- why?
EG: The choosing of miniatures is a clear reference to my
Persian culture. Persian miniatures amuse me in so many ways. Particularly the
way that it stops time and in its weird perspective tells you a story.
iskm: Can you explain the idea of contrasting an ancient
form, such as miniatures, with the modern expression of a playboy image?
EG: I have had this thing with Persian miniature for
quite a long time. I see miniatures as a strong way to tell a story on one small
piece of paper, modern life fits in miniature quite well. Even with a Playboy
picture.
iskm: Why playboy imagery specifically?
EG: Playboy is a manly company with manly products. In that
context I had to offer all those men a present. So what’s better that a Playboy
bunny as a gift?
iskm: Has playboy been present in Iran for some time, or only
arrived recently?
EG: Playboy never had been present in Iran as far as I
know, but everyone accesses the internet and so you can see the images anytime
you want.
iskm: Is any of the content you are searching for, playboy
or otherwise, ever blocked? Do you have trouble accessing images?
EG: About the internet, sometimes there is trouble with some
websites but people know how to deal with them. And I guess besides that
problem we can access any content.
iskm: Much of your artwork comments on the role and/or perception of the role of women and their
sexuality. Can you speak to how and why you choose such symbols and engage in
such conversation?
EG: What I was trying to tell was what everyone are
whispering, but yet are afraid to talk about it. I guess some people still are
shy about their sexual life and generally their personal life. But today we are
far away from anything personal. All we want to do is to create a world that
everyone else thinks we are living, even if we are not living that life. My
conversations are based on daily real interactions that are funny but still
very true.
"Hyper Sexual in Castle" |
iskm: Do you think that Iran is still whispering about
women’s rights? sexuality? fashion? porn? media? etc
EG: Of course it does just as other the rest of the
world is. We access media and modern life styles quite the same as other countries
(most of the people from other countries however think we don’t). Of course the
picture that is present in media of Iran is different from what it is in so
many ways.
iskm: Which artists would you most want to most see involved
in ishotkatemoss?
EG: There are so many. One of my favorite artists is Robert
Rauschenberg. I started wondering about collage while looking at his work.
He is one of the greatest artists of all time and the presentation of his
feelings through art has influenced me a lot. I think that if Raucshenberg had
wanted to collage with Kate Moss, he would create something as interesting
as de Kooning’s Marilyn Monroe.
And while we can only dream of seeing a Rauschenberg kate,
you can actually see more of Elham’s work and ongoing perspective of life in
Iran at www.instagram/elhamgoodrz/.
And so whether you are in Tehran or New York, remember to
...
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Who owns your image?
Another year, another image. I think that may be the
ishotkatemoss motto for 2016. We have done a reasonable job of avoiding the
person “Kate Moss” as opposed to focusing on images of an idea of kate moss.
But, as we begin the new year, an interesting controversy
regarding Kate herself, her ‘rocker’ husband (Jamie Hince) from whom she has
separated, family, memory, ideas, love (or lack thereof), image making,
modeling, photography and expression has surfaced.
From The Sun today:
Kate Moss’s fury at ex Jamie Hince’s plan to publish a
series of photographs of her The model wants to ban the release of the snaps taken over
the course of ‘doomed relationship’
“KATE MOSS and JAMIE HINCE are at war over private snaps of
the supermodel.
… the rocker was looking to publish a series of arty
pictures taken in the course of their doomed relationship, with a potentially
lucrative coffee-table book deal in the offing.
But Kate is desperate for Jamie not to profit from her image
and is trying to stop the release of the pictures, claiming she has ownership
of them.
A source said: “Jamie took thousands of photos of Kate
during their time together, he considered it a hobby. He pretty much documented
their entire time together and has film, digital and print images as part of
his collection.
“Jamie also has a handwritten diary and scrap books
featuring stuff they did together. But Kate wants these to remain private and
is furious with Jamie for even considering publishing them for his own profit.
“The pics essentially show Kate really letting her hair down
and living life to excess.
“You can understand why there is such a demand for them.”
Jamie held an exhibition featuring photos of Kate in New
York in 2014, and a topless snap of the supermodel made it onto the invite … (The Sun) learned Kate was unhappy with the revealing
picture being used and it was one of the reasons she didn’t attend the event.
… Jamie, currently based in New York, had been seeing
Victoria’s Secret model JESSICA STAM but the relationship ended last month. No doubt he racked up a reasonable collection of snaps from
that romance, too.”
Hince, when asked about Kate in the context of his
exhibition and including so many images of the supermodel stated: "My
wife's very photogenic. So I love taking pictures of her."
Some of Hince's image's of Moss |
Yes, but does Hince own her image? And, what does she think
of being constantly photographed by her partner? Before hazarding a guess, we
can go back in time and look for a pattern here …
A few years a go, Kate revealed what it was like to shoot
her iconic Calvin Klein Obsession campaign with her boyfriend at the time, photographer
Mario Sorrenti. Klein booked Sorrenti to shoot the campaign after looking at
Sorrenti's book, which was full of shots of Moss.
"Calvin was clever, he saw from the pictures that it
was obsession, and it really was an obsession," she said. Sorrenti and a
17-year-old Moss ended up spending over a week shooting photos at a deserted
little shack on the beach. Moss said:
“I'd wake up in the morning and he'd be taking pictures of
me. I was like, 'Fuck off!' I lay like that [naked on a couch] for 10 days. He
would not stop taking pictures of that. But, he's Italian, you know? He was
like, 'Lay down, I'll tell you when we've got it!' We probably had it in the
first roll.”
The couple broke up after the photoshoot. "… we split
up after that," Moss said. "When you're in a relationship with a
photographer and they start abusing that relationship - and being like, 'I want
you to do this, and I want you to do that' - it makes you go, 'No'. I didn't
want to work all the time, but he'd be like, 'Get up on the roof, take your
clothes off,' and I would think, 'Fuck off!' Now I understand that kind of
thing a bit better, capturing an image, but at the time I was 17."
So, when does a photographer stop shooting? Or maybe the
question is, when does a model stop modeling?
When does someone famous stop being a celebrity? When does the
image of Kate Moss stop being an idea of a brand? It appears, never. Not even
when she sleeps. The threat of an image is ever present.
Hince photographing Moss |
Maybe she should get into a relationship with ishotkatemoss,
as we, for one, are not interested in creating more images of her. We are only
interested, given that her image is ever present, in reinterpreting previously created images of the idea of kate.
Guess we will continue this path in 2016 as her image
continues to linger.
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit
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