Jeff Wall

I didn't enjoy this piece as much as some of the other pieces we've read recently.  I enjoyed that it was easier to read and comprehend and was more personable than the other pieces.  But I also thought it was a bit too personal both in the writing style and the fact that he discussed his own work quite a lot.  While these two aspects can be good styles in writing, Wall's diction did not seem to match the subject matter.  

I also did not like how the piece focused on theoretical issues associated with photography and the development process.  I did not quite understand the idea of liquid intelligence because I felt he did not accurately describe what he meant.  I think I became accustomed to Wall's more academic pieces and was surprised by his casual tone in this piece. 

I also think that I could not relate to this piece as well as the others because it seemed to be targeted towards more experienced  photographers, or even amateur photographers.  I have never developed a picture and therefore do not understand the importance of the process.  I could relate to what Wall termed the dry process, a more mechanical process of developing pictures because that is how I experience the process of developing pictures.

Overall, I felt that the readings were interesting but not what I expected from Wall.