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Photography... has lived under the tyranny of its subject matter: the object has exercised an almost total domination.

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Joan Fontcuberta
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 1
Conceptual Artist
Photographer
Photojournalist
Visual Artist
Barcelona
Spain
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