Speaking of Seeing: Figurehead

Who do we follow? Are all our leaders elected, and if they are, do they decide their own position? Photographer Bill Wadman and I discuss the ways in which we may lead and follow, reflecting on our perception of those in charge, those who are ahead, above, and beyond. Though it is easy to conflate the term 'pioneer' with leader, we question whether one is separate from the other, looking at work by avant-garde artist Natalia Goncharova, Surrealist painter and designer Leonor Fine, and the photograph of Fini by the 'leader' of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson. With thanks to Bill for his continuing support of the Speaking of Seeing project.