The Erotic Picture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. "I used to dream ... " 9
4. Ghost Image 10
5. First Love 17
6. The Perfect Image 20
7. The Erotic Picture 23
8. Photo Souvenir (East Berlin) 26
9. A Family Photograph 27
10. A Fantasy I 29
11. Inventory of a Box of Photographs 32
12. A Possible Photo Sequence for Bernard Faucon 43
13. Home Movies 45
14. Holography 51
15. Identity Photograph I 53
16. Identity Photograph II 55
17. Photobooth (Florence) 58
18. Self-Portrait 59
19. The Album 63
20. The x-ray 65
21. Identification 66
22. The Hotel Room 67
23. Example of a Travel Photograph 68
24. Photographic Writing 70
25. Contact Sheet 75
26. The Insult 76
27. The Camera 77
28. The Fetish 79
29. The Threat 81
30. A Fantasy II 82
31. "The majority of your stories ... " 83
32. Diffraction 84
33. The Rings 85
34. Premeditation 86
35. The Session 87
36. Advice 89
37. The Beautiful Image 90
38. Suite, Series, Sequence 91
39. Pornography 92
40. Porno Bis 94
41. Red Tape 96
42. The Collection 97
43. The Fovea 100
44. The Bus 103
45. Dance 105
46. Polaroid 107
47. Favorite Photographs 111
48. The Article 115
49. "Photography has infiltrated your life ... " 116
50. A Fantasy III 117
51. The Betrayal 118
52. The Proof 124
53. The Retouching Artist 126
54. The Fake 129
55. Transparencies 131
56. The Pharmacist of Rue Vaugirard 134
57. The Photograph, as Close to Death as Possible 137
58. A Fantasy iv 141
59. A Cruel Act 143
60. Proof by the Absurd 146
61. A Memorial for Simple Hearts 150
62. “T. told me…” 152
63. Return to the Beloved Image 153
64. The Cancerous Image 154
65. Secrets 159