Tender and bittersweet photographs document the final week of the photographer’s mother’s life
“My mother rarely let me photograph her except in the last week of her life when she changed her mind,” says Ruth Lauer Manenti (born 1968) of her first photobook. I Imagined It Empty is a contemplation of life after death, suggesting the idea that houses can hold people’s spirits.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
Collector Daily
Olga Yatskevich
Lyrically beautiful, poetic and deeply intimate [...] Her delicate black-and-white photographs deliver an undeniable feeling of tenderness and care, while the format of the book encourages slow looking. Together with excellent production and printing details, the book stands out as a beautiful art object, and one of the strongest photobooks published this year.
FORMAT: Hbk, 8 x 11 in. / 80 pgs / 37 duotone. LIST PRICE: U.S. $45.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $65 GBP £42.00 ISBN: 9788419233882 PUBLISHER: RM/PHREE/Ediciones Posibles AVAILABLE: 9/17/2024 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA UK incl IE
Published by RM/PHREE/Ediciones Posibles. Text and photographs by Ruth Lauer Manenti.
Tender and bittersweet photographs document the final week of the photographer’s mother’s life
“My mother rarely let me photograph her except in the last week of her life when she changed her mind,” says Ruth Lauer Manenti (born 1968) of her first photobook. I Imagined It Empty is a contemplation of life after death, suggesting the idea that houses can hold people’s spirits.
