I'm not sure how I feel about including text in photographs, especially those images that tend toward the more abstract. My tendency is to respond to the graphical aspects and overall composition within the frame, but I think viewers often try to find words, thoughts, or concepts embedded in an image that contains text. Problem is, they sometimes find things you didn't even notice. Don't ask me how I know this. Recently, I saw a show with some work from the 1980s. One of the pieces was comprised entirely of text in neon. Common turns of phrase of the time. Honestly, the work has not aged that well. What struck me most is that nobody talks like they did in the '80s anymore.
