In this landmark collection, William T. Vollmann offers a
kaleidoscopic retrospective of the visual artwork he has produced
over four decades, with new commentary from Vollmann on his
process, inspiration, and the many intersections with his writing.
The celebrated author of over twenty-five books (among them the
National Book Award-wining novel Europe Central; the seven-volume
Rising Up and Rising Down, based on Vollmann’s career as a war
correspondent; and the two-volume climate change investigation
Carbon Ideologies), Vollmann’s equally ambitious and prolific
career as a photographer, printmaker, and painter reflects the
artist’s deep interest in people existing on the margins, a
profound empathy for his subjects, and the humility and generosity
to meet them on their terms. Shadows of Love, Shadows of Loneliness
includes Kodachrome slides of Afghan Mujahideen from 1982; a
handmade watercolor sketchbook from Subarctic Canada, complete with
inscriptions to Vollmann from local Inuit teenagers; gum bichromate
prints of American landscapes from Maui to Mount Desert Island;
silver gelatin portfolios of insurgents, refugees, prostitutes,
police, and criminals all over the world; photogenic drawings of
Tahitian women; transgender self-portraits of “Dolores”; Bible
woodblock prints in which God and everyone else is female; acrylic
paintings of California landscapes; cyanotypes, platinotypes, salt
prints, and gold-toned Vandykes, to name just a few. Complementing
these selections is a series of essays commissioned especially for
this book to lay out Vollmann’s views on what photographs can and
should say, how he chooses what to represent (beauty, suffering,
compassion, love, desire, ideology), thoughts on photographic
consensuality, and any number of technical descriptions.
Particularly useful for Vollmann fans and scholars are the
cross-references between these artistic and photographic projects
and his books.
General
| Imprint: |
Rare Bird Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
William T Vollmann
|
| Dimensions: |
279 x 228mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-64428-184-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-64428-184-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781644281840 |
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