“l’m creating entertainment, which has a serious message if you want to read into it, but I don’t expect to change anyone’s mind – l’m just showing them what they think they may know already.” – Martin Parr   Dorset, England, 2022 The absurdity, fun and excesses of contemporary life run like through Martin Parr’s (23 May 1952 – 6 December 2025) photographs like words through a stick of rock. Parr’s pictures embrace sharp wit and deadpan humour to deliver a critical but non-judgemental look at our times. We see tourists on cruise ships – and what use a cruise if you’r not a boozer? – and more of them taking selfies in beautiful places and in once beautiful places now turned into theme parks. Instead of losing ourselves as we wonder though unknown cities and towns, we seek the familiar by making our faces the focus of every scene and shopping.   Tokyo, Japan, 1998 New York, 1999 Glasgow, Scotland, 1999 Las Vegas, 2000 Mumbai, India, 2018 Cozumel, Mexico, 2002 Venice, 2005 Sorrento, 2014 Jaipur, India USA. California. Venice Beach. From ‘Common Sense’. 1998. Ocean Dome, Japan, 1996 Salford, 1986 Switzerland, 1997 Switzerland, 1994   Via: Jeu de Paume The post Entertain Us: Martin Parr’s Pictures of Global Humanity appeared first on Flashbak.