The Only Possible Truth (La Unica Verdad Posible)

Introducing the portfolio section of the magazine, the author
suggests that there is a revival of the photogram because of the
current distrust towards traditional photographic values. ""The
most recent production of photograms occur at two levels.
Nowadays photograms generally avoid formal composition and
experimentation with mere ranges of tone and colour, as happened
in the period of the historical avant-garde. On the contrary,
they stress the idea of contact and graphic sobriety as well as
the conceptual value of imprint. On the other hand, (...) there
is a development of the photogram by using technological
processes which are based on scientific methods of documenting.
(x-rays etc.).'' An attempt is made to divide photograms into 3
categories: ""Shadows, tracks'' (in the sense of imprints) and
""penetration''. Portfolio includes work by: Lukas Einsele,
Helen Chadwick, Cristina Zelich, Henry Lewis/Christiane Thomas,
Joan Duran, and Sheila Pinkel.


Citaten:
Moholy-Nagy, L.: From Pigment to Light (Telehor, I/2, 1936)