Under the Volcano

Alexandra Grant and her fans are propagating that the inspiration for the photos in the book "Shadow" comes from a quote from Malcolm Lowry's 1947 novel "Under the Volcano": "I have no house only a shadow. But whenever you are in need of a shadow, my shadow is yours." Certainly, this story can make her seem deep and well-read but in truth, I am going to say it was Bruce Conner that "inspired" the idea behind taking photos of shadow.

It is uncanny, the similarities between her interest and work to his, which border on pure plagiarism. I will discuss in a few more posts.