David Wojnarowicz, Images taken after Hujar’s death, 1988
July 3, 2018
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David Wojnarowicz, Images taken after Hujar’s death, 1988
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David Kiehl: In November of 1987, David Wojnarowicz was at the hospital with Peter. He was there a lot.
Narrator: David Kiehl.
David Kiehl: Seeing that it was almost the end, they were in the room, and when Peter died, David had a camera with him. He asked everyone to leave the room so he could spend time with this person who was like the most important person to him, because of being a teacher, a mentor, a model.
Narrator: Wojnarowicz focused on Hujar’s face, hands, and feet.
David Kiehl: So these are the three parts of the body that are the most, really about─the head, where the eyes are, the memory is, the brain. The hands, which are the things that touch you and feel you. And the feet, that anchor you to the world. These are very important things in remembering the dead who have meant a lot to you. How do you keep that memory alive?
