Productinformatie Present - Stephan Vanfleteren
Stephan Vanfleteren (1969) is mainly known tothe general public for his penetrating black &white portrait photography, but over the pastdecades his work has ranged to documentary,artistic and personal pictures. From streetphotography in world cities like New York to thegenocide of Ruanda, from storefront façades tothe mystical landscapes of the Atlantic wall, fromstill lifes to intense portraits. The iconic images sitside by side with unknown treasures in this heavytome containing no less than 505 photographs.In the very personal accompanying text,Vanfleteren reflects on how his own work andthe photography genre as a whole have evolvedin recent decades. You get a close-up look athis intriguing career from the very beginning,when he travelled the world with an appetitefor action. He also photographed his homecountry: all of the headline news stories of the1990s appeared before his lens. Around theMillennium, Vanfleteren started to focus onthat which is disappearing. With painstakingattention to nuance he created a visual archiveof his homeland and of his fellow Belgians, in hisown inimitable style.In the last few years Vanfleteren has broughtthe world inside, to his daylight studio, resultingin many encounters and portraits. This bookincludes two new series – not previouslypublished – which were born in the intimacyof his studio: an exploration of the still life anda study of nude photography, both in colour.Stephan Vanfleteren turns fifty this year and heis celebrating with a major retrospective exhibitionfilling the entire building at FotomuseumAntwerpen (FOMU, from 25 October 2019 to1 March 2020) and with this publication. “I wasthere, I was present”, says the photographer, whoalways feels as much a witness as an accomplice.Present is an impressive overview of Vanfleteren’soeuvre that provides a complete picture of him asa photographer, an artist, and above all a humanbeing who faces life with empathy, wonder, andcuriosity
Specificaties
| EAN |
9789463887151 |
| Model |
Boek |
| Levertijd |
direct leverbaar |
| Voorraad |
9 |
| Type |
Film- en fotografie |
| SKU |
16494545 |