 | Have you seen the documentary “Finding Vivian Maier” and/or have you heard her story? Maier was a French-American woman who worked most of her life as a nanny and housekeeper to a multitude of Chicago families. She carried a camera everywhere she went, but Maier's photographic legacy was largely unknown during her lifetime. The film “Finding Vivian Maier” documents how John Maloof came to purchase a box of photo negatives at a 2007 Chicago auction, then scanned the images and put them on the Internet; soon, a Kickstarter campaign for the documentary was underway about the woman who took all the pictures. |
| Take a look at this Reels video that popped upon on my feed, HERE. The story of Maier, of course, reminded me of Emily Dickinson. Her work was completely unknown while she was alive, and then after her death – and the discovery of her work – she gained fame. Maier’s photographs have now been exhibited in museums world wide. Maier, like Dickinson, was a poet – but with a camera. In tribute to Maier, I have posted Dickinson’s poem “This was a Poet – It is That.” This poem explores the unique ability of poets to transform ordinary experiences into profound insights, highlighting the contrast between the poet's rich inner world and the "ceaseless Poverty" of others. The poem uses imagery of distilling "amazing sense" from "ordinary meanings" and creating "Attar so immense" from "familiar species," suggesting the poet's power to extract deep meaning and beauty from the everyday – and this applies both to Dickinson and Maier. |  |
If you haven’t seen the documentary “Finding Vivian Maier,” I highly recommend it!
Also, here’s a site with more info about Maier, HERE.
Also, here’s a site with more info about Maier, HERE.
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