TCF Ep. 594 - Debe Arlook & Lori Sandler

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Debe Arlook is an award-winning American artist working in photography. Arlook’s conceptual and documentary work is a response to her surroundings and the larger environment. Her projects depict the inner and outer worlds of human relationships, informed by her studies in filmmaking, psychology, and spiritual practices. Arlook’s latest project, one, one thousand, is a collaboration between Debe, her sister, Lori Sandler, and her son, David. This unconventional documentary exposes the impact of a rare and incurable form of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, on Lori and David. At 28 years old, David endures seizures, has scoliosis and severe autism and requires 24-hour care. After years of pursuing conventional approaches to stop seizures, Lori turned to unconventional healers, working in energetic and mystical realms. Her love for David and finding meaning through their circumstances fuels her dedication to his care and her own personal and spiritual growth. Resources Debe Arlook Mathew Finley Elinor Carruci Revealing: Art, Disability, Stigma and Compassion Panel Websites Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Frames Magazine Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download it for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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0:00.0	This episode of The Candid Frame is brought to you by Frames magazine,
0:13.1	a quarterly publication dedicated to showcasing great photography.
0:18.3	The editors of Frames believe that the final destination of a great photograph
0:22.8	is on the printed page. Each quarter, they release a beautifully printed 110-page issue
0:30.0	that showcases photography that you will love and that will inspire you. Subscribe today
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0:41.8	and use the coupon code the Gander Frame to enjoy a 10% discount on both yearly and monthly subscription plans.
0:53.2	Choosing to work on a long-term documentary project is a big moment for any photographer.
0:59.0	That decision becomes more complicated, though, when the subject of the work is your own family.
1:05.3	Even if you don't have feelings of doubt or insecurity about it, there is sometimes resistance on the part of family members,
1:13.0	especially when you're exploring sensitive family stories and issues. Yet, when you're able to get
1:19.4	past such things, the work can be powerful and moving. Debbie Arlux Project, 1-1,000, is a unique effort because it involves a special
1:31.1	collaboration between her, her sister, Lori, and Lori's adult son, David.
1:36.9	David lives with a unique and incurable type of epilepsy, Lennox Gestant Syndrome.
1:43.1	David experiences multiple seizures a day and also contends with
1:46.9	scoliosis and severe autism, requiring 24-hour care, most of which is provided by his mother.
1:55.1	The work also explores themes of family, motherhood, and what it means to be a long-term caregiver.
2:02.6	It's a story that I'm honored to share with you today.
2:06.3	This is Hebody and X, and welcome back to The Candid Frame.
2:16.8	Thank you for agreeing to do this. I've been following your sister's work for a while. I've always enjoyed it, but this particular project really moved me and piqued my interests. Tell me about growing up with each other.
2:32.4	Oh, that's a cute story. Jersey. Yeah, you start. We grew up in each other. Oh, that's a cute story.
2:35.2	Oh, let me start.
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