Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus-starring Nicole Kidman

Diane Arbus was an American photographer who preferred her people a little on the odd side. The image I am most familiar with is of a pair of twins with dark hair and dresses and strange smiles. She took pictures of giants and dwarfs and people that seemed a few bricks shy of a load. She had an unusual knack for finding people when they didn’t look their best. But that was the way she saw them at their best. Her pictures still captivate and repulse at the same time. There is an odd timelessness about these black and white…

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