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Quote by Nan Goldin

“I'm very influenced by a lot of things, but my chief influence is my friends and what I see and what I feel and my own experiences and memory.”

Quote by Nan Goldin

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Nan Goldin is an American photographer known for her autobiographical photo series. Her work delves into issues of personal identity, family relationships, and social political concerns. Born on September 12, 1953, Goldin began her photography career in the 1970s in New York, where she started documenting her own life and the lives of those around her. more

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“[I influenced by ]the work of early [Michelangelo] Antonioni, Orson Welles and [Carlo] Pasolini, I love [Nicolas Jack] Roeg's film "Performance".”

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