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Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies, That's Entertainment
I didn't know that law enforcement officers with the specific title of "child porn police" actually existed, but that's just who is visiting Sir Elton John. Apparently Sir Elton provided a number of photographs (ok, over 4,000) for a photography exhibit, amongst which was one featuring two young girls posing in a provocative manner.
The gallery where the "Sir Elton John Photographic Collection" is being showcased is under investigation over whether or not a law was broken for using the image, taken by artist Nan Godin. Because Sir Elton is the owner of the photo he too is under investigation.
This is just another case in the debate about when, and if, art goes too far. Is it ok to cross the line with something by calling it art? And, either way, who sets that line?
I'm not familiar with Nan Godin's work, which apparently is very frank, and I'm not so sure after reading this that I want to pull Nan up on the web. Part of me is curious and part of me feels like I might be offended by what I see. Being an artist myself (in a past life) I have a real appreciation for art, but I too question when art goes too far.
I think we have to be careful whenever children are involved. That means treating the situation delicately and taking more care with it, being more sensitive to subject matter involving children and considering the repercussions of their involvement more fully.
Is Sir Elton a criminal for owning such art? Not sure it's for me to say, but the authorities will make a decision about it. Based on what I was able to turn up on the internet with regards to Nan Godin, which wasn't much, the photograph's biggest problem could be that it's in poor taste.
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9-26-2007 @ 8:31AM
Jen said...Try searching under 'Nan Goldin' :)
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9-26-2007 @ 2:18PM
queenoqueens said...I remember another classic rock megastar that was being investigated for child photos---remember when the story broke about Pete Townsend a while ago? He said he was doing research for a book....hmmm, ok.
This is a tough topic. I'm prone to say no nude pics of kids ever, since they can't know what is in their best interest at the time. And what we're all after is to protect kids so that they are not harmed in any way. But sometimes that seems like the easy way out, and not really an answer based on principles.
What about when we have photos of a little baby's back side....nobody objects to that....but where do you draw the line? For me, I'm happy with saying no nude photos ever...just to be safe.
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