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Pictures / by Lauren Henkin and Richard Benari
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Pictures / by Lauren Henkin and Richard Benari.
Publication
Oregon, Portland : Vela Noche Press, 2013
Physical Description
4 portfolios unpaginated : all black and white illustrations ; 46 cm + 1 disc
Local Notes
AOB has copy no. 1/10, signed by Lauren Henkin and Richard Benari.
Notes
The enclosing folio is constructed of handmade St. Armand paper and is accompanied by a letterpress-printed colophon by artist Rory Sparks.
"Pictures is a study in photographic abstraction made by artists Lauren Henkin and Richard Benari between 2009 and 2013. The photographs were printed by the artists in New York on Canson Edition Etching rag paper using pigment inks. The text was set in DIN and Whitney fonts and letterpress printed in Portland, Oregon by artist Rory Sparks. The enclosures are constructed of handmade cotton rag paper made by St. Armand in Montréal, Canada. The series is presented across four folios"--Colophon.
Each folio in the set of 4 is limited to an edition of 10
Summary
"We began this project by asking what photography can achieve in the absence of narrative--to know if the essential language of light, texture and tone was enough to hold the viewer. We wanted to convey meaning through the material qualities of the subject rather than through the image itself or through metaphor, allegory or allusion. Reconfirming the primacy of the photograph as object proved essential to interpreting the images. Each set contains 5 richly printed photographs in pigment on heavyweight archival etching rag paper. Folio 4 incorporates the built environment .--www.velanoche.com/book/pictures-folio-4, viewed on 6.4.2013.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 04, 2013
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