Because of this story of a passer-by gushing at a baby in a stroller, whose mother exclaims "And you haven't seen his picture!" /
"A stunning artist's book containing loose photographs hidden between pages of text that tell the story of each image. Words have always been central to the practice of French artist Sophie Calle (born 1953), who is known for her photographic work that often includes panels of text of her...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Paris] :
Atelier EXB,
[2024]
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| Edition: | Extended edition |
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| Summary: | "A stunning artist's book containing loose photographs hidden between pages of text that tell the story of each image. Words have always been central to the practice of French artist Sophie Calle (born 1953), who is known for her photographic work that often includes panels of text of her own writing. In this project, Calle conceives of the internal thought processes behind her art-making as stories to be told. It is with these stories - alongside the external stories of the moments preceding a click of a camera shutter - that Calle opens Because. The volume chronicles her reasons behind capturing particular moments in time, but the corresponding photos themselves are revealed only later, hidden in the interstices of the Japanese binding. In this process, Calle reverses the relationship of natural primacy between an image and the words that accompany it, instead calling our attention to the influence that the latter may have on our perception of a photograph. The new revised edition of this classic artist's book contains 39 loose photographs inserted between the pages, alongside text and other imagery by Calle. A beautiful object in its own right, it features Japanese binding and an iridescent orange cloth cover" -- |
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| Item Description: | Title from cover. The pages consist of folded double sheets, between which are inserted 38 loose photographs. "This book was edited by Xavier Barral, with the complicity of Sophie Calle. It was designed by Xavier Barral and Coline Aguettaz; Jordan Alves handled the editing, Hanford Woods and Anthony Allen translated the texts, Anna Knight consulted on the translation. Production was coordinated by Charlotte Debiolles, and the photoengraving was performed by Point 11, Paris." -- Colophon |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color photographs ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9782365114097 2365114091 |