Edited by Karen Kelly, Barbara Schroeder. Text by Diedrich Diederichsen, Suzanne Hudson, Glenn Ligon, Eileen Myles.
An exploration of the nature of visibility through a series of camera obscuras paired with silver gelatin prints of the sun
In the two related bodies of work that form this volume’s centerpiece, New York–based photographer Zoe Leonard (born 1961) poses fundamental questions about the medium of photography and the nature of sight. In a series of large-scale installations, the artist employed the principle of the camera obscura, pairing it with gelatin silver photographs of the sun. The image in Leonard’s room-size camera obscuras is immersive and continuous, shifting constantly in response to the fleeting light of the outside world and unraveling in the surrounding space to come into its full vibrancy. Leonard’s camera obscuras have been sited in cities in Europe and the United States, from Venice and London to New York and Marfa. This title explores this body of work through photographs that document these installations in five international cities.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.25 x 11.25 in. / 168 pgs / 115 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $34.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $47 GBP £30.00 ISBN: 9781954947047 PUBLISHER: Dancing Foxes Press/Ridinghouse AVAILABLE: 12/20/2022 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by Dancing Foxes Press/Ridinghouse. Edited by Karen Kelly, Barbara Schroeder. Text by Diedrich Diederichsen, Suzanne Hudson, Glenn Ligon, Eileen Myles.
An exploration of the nature of visibility through a series of camera obscuras paired with silver gelatin prints of the sun
In the two related bodies of work that form this volume’s centerpiece, New York–based photographer Zoe Leonard (born 1961) poses fundamental questions about the medium of photography and the nature of sight. In a series of large-scale installations, the artist employed the principle of the camera obscura, pairing it with gelatin silver photographs of the sun. The image in Leonard’s room-size camera obscuras is immersive and continuous, shifting constantly in response to the fleeting light of the outside world and unraveling in the surrounding space to come into its full vibrancy.
Leonard’s camera obscuras have been sited in cities in Europe and the United States, from Venice and London to New York and Marfa. This title explores this body of work through photographs that document these installations in five international cities.