Early in my career, a critic said that I needed to "explain" the irony in my work, suggesting that I needed to add text next to the images to help people understand what I was trying to say. At first I was dismayed that I wasn't making work with a clear enough message. That's when I realized that that was the exact opposite of what I wanted to do - that I wasn't responsible for a misinterpretation of my work, that there should be some ambiguity to it. They either got it, or they didn't.
Cindy ShermanDreamers are those who have achieved in love and life, because it is a dream that got them there.
Cindy ShermanI’m really just using the mirror to summon something I don’t even know until I see it.
Cindy Sherman