Not being familiar with the word “Caoutchouc”, it caught my eye and am now (forum banter aside) intrigued by your ideas and what you are trying to achieve. Great potential here, Ivo. I like the political bent. Photographs have been used for decades to communicate and sway and document and reveal current and past political realities, even the ugly ones.
Don’t let the naysayers get you down. It’s a work in progress. I am typically one who wants answers from photographs. I want them to be descriptive and to explain everything, hence the limited depth to my own work. I like your idea of building the puzzle of connections through additional images. It forces me to ask questions along the way.
Looking at one photograph and trying to figure out the whole thing is like looking at one tree and trying to figure out a whole forest. To some, it’s just a tree. But, once the whole forest is revealed (What? You mean a forest is more than just a bunch of trees?), one begins to appreciate the richness and diversity that’s there.
Good luck and keep us informed.
