Serial Killers

Arts, Books, Cinema

I’ve just finished A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger and saw Zodiac in the cinema last week. Both are set around the same time, 60’s and 70’s about serial killers who were never completely identified although both pieces tend to point to an individual as being responsible for each spree. Both works are by respected and talented individuals but in both cases I was left not being completely satisfied with either.

Arbus

Books, Photography

I picked up a book in the English second hand bookshop a couple of weeks ago. Diane Arbus: A Biography is a haunting book about her search for images as an artist, how she strived to expand her view of the world by her journey into the most unexplored parts of New York and how her being as an artist affected her personal life. I’m less than half-way through it but it’s captivating. I’m not sure if I really understand her vision but I will look at her work again when I’m finished and see if the view is different.