| Peter Tillessen: Superficial Images Contributor(s): Tillessen, Peter (Photographer), Jeffrey, Ian (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Wenzel, Jan (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 3959051166 ISBN-13: 9783959051163 Publisher: Spector Books OUR PRICE: $37.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Individual Photographers - Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 9.4" W x 11.6" (3.15 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Photography is a peculiar medium, an idiosyncratic mix of strengths and weaknesses. It is extremely good at documenting our everyday reality, and yet it is only capable of capturing the mute surface of our world. It merely shows the external appearance of things, not their essence. This is a question of interpretation, a matter for the viewer's discretion. To compensate for this failing, photographs are mostly presented in an explicit context, often with explanatory captions. Tillesen's "superficial images" also document our everyday reality, in combination with titles that seem to offer an explanation of their content. But on closer examination it becomes clear that neither the photographs nor the captions are reliable. |