Analysis of Nan Goldin's photography.

ANALYSIS OF NAN GOLDIN'S PHOTOGRAPHY         Henrik Sejrbo MKT 491 Professor Schroeder         In the 21st century there are many taboos and ways which are considered outside the norm and not commonly accepted by our society. Nan Goldin, photographer, seeks to explore these ideas and to bring them to our attention in ways that can actually be thought of as offensive by some individuals. Nan Goldin lives her life in a different world than most of us where …

…children in the photographs also play an important role. They act as images of the next generation brought up in troubled homes. They display innocence                                                                                                    5          and purity at the time of the pictures, but make one think if they can stay that way. The dark side of Nan Goldin's photography is exactly that of the next generation. Will the children overcome the family's problems and succeed, or will they become walking images of their rolemodels?