Nan Goldin lived a very difficult life, when she was young her sister committed suicide at the age of 18. This affected Gouldin in her photography. Her photos consist of drug use, violence, abusive relationships and autobiographic moments. Most of her photographic subjects dead before the 90s, mostly from drug overdose or HIV. Some of the subjects were close friends of Gouldin's. Her way of dealing with her difficult life was to document every moment of it.
The picture below is Nan and her boyfriend after having sex. This image was taken as part of a series of her work on sex and immediate relationships after having sex. There is no connection between the two while she stares at her boyfriend while he inhales his cigarette. His body is facing away from her. After 4 years of a abusive relationship Nan and her boyfriend broke up.
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