“From shaving in the bathtub to sexual scenarios, he was paying now more attention to the action than the lighting or composition as he used to. He was therefore using the camera as a channel for experience, as a document of lovers’ diaries.” - Polaroids: Mapplethorpe Mapplethorpe’s polaroids from 1970-75 give us a glimpse to his process shaped in his formative years; often shots of people who share the most intimate relationships with him. Polaroids: Mapplethorpe is running at Modern Art Oxford until September 13. I wish I was there. Failing that, I am hoping the exhibited photographs may be published online.

“From shaving in the bathtub to sexual scenarios, he was paying now more attention to the action than the lighting or composition as he used to. He was therefore using the camera as a channel for experience, as a document of lovers’ diaries.”

- Polaroids: Mapplethorpe

Mapplethorpe’s polaroids from 1970-75 give us a glimpse to his process shaped in his formative years; often shots of people who share the most intimate relationships with him. Polaroids: Mapplethorpe is running at Modern Art Oxford until September 13.

I wish I was there. Failing that, I am hoping the exhibited photographs may be published online.