Birds.
Xavier Barral| N° d'inventaire | 22309 |
| Format | 21 x 26.5 |
| Détails | 104 p., cloth bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365112451 |
A master of black and white landscape photography, Michael Kenna reveals an almost evanescent world. "In all my work, there is an underlying theme: memory, time, change, and atmospheres that seem connected to places." Whether it's the countryside with low horizons, skies cut through rooftops, or low-angle views showing the tops of autumnal trees, his images invite contemplation. Birds soar, create aerial figures in fleecy skies, wait patiently on branches... Suspended flights, frozen moments: time stands still, becomes immutable. Gradients of gray, tones with a slight sepia tint, and depth of field infuse Michael Kenna's photographs with a certain melancholy. The world is silence. The incessant changes in the celestial matter, the thickness, brightness, or fluidity of the light give the impression that the duration of appearance has been suspended. The birds become palpable, their being in the world becomes enchanting. Like paintings from the great classical tradition, Kenna's bird photographs reveal a nature devoid of any human presence and where only birds reign.
A master of black and white landscape photography, Michael Kenna reveals an almost evanescent world. "In all my work, there is an underlying theme: memory, time, change, and atmospheres that seem connected to places." Whether it's the countryside with low horizons, skies cut through rooftops, or low-angle views showing the tops of autumnal trees, his images invite contemplation. Birds soar, create aerial figures in fleecy skies, wait patiently on branches... Suspended flights, frozen moments: time stands still, becomes immutable. Gradients of gray, tones with a slight sepia tint, and depth of field infuse Michael Kenna's photographs with a certain melancholy. The world is silence. The incessant changes in the celestial matter, the thickness, brightness, or fluidity of the light give the impression that the duration of appearance has been suspended. The birds become palpable, their being in the world becomes enchanting. Like paintings from the great classical tradition, Kenna's bird photographs reveal a nature devoid of any human presence and where only birds reign.