Birds.
Xavier Barral| N° d'inventaire | 22880 |
| Format | 21 x 26.5 |
| Détails | 96 p., cloth bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365112321 |
In this book, Leila Jeffreys invites us on a journey to tropical forests and jungles around the world to meet the astonishing bird species she has been photographing since 2008: "I have always noticed that many birds have particular expressions. To capture them, I had to find a way to photograph them in a way that brings out their own character. My favorite way to photograph them is to set up a portrait studio in a place that is familiar to them. I talk to them while I work so that they interact with me. . Cultivating this art of waiting, Leila Jeffreys delivers a gallery of portraits that are both fanciful and hyperrealistic, populated by cockatoos, wild parakeets, five-colored finches and other exotic species in colorful colors. By turns, graceful, mischievous, fierce, proud, shy, poseur: each bird photographed lets its personality shine through and seems to want to dialogue with the viewer. His practice highlights the shared anthropomorphism between humans and animals. This work is part of the Birds collection, which celebrates, through the eyes of different artists, their immense presence in a world where they are now weakened. Ornithologist Guilhem Lesaffre offers a new essay to accompany each set of photographs. Titles in the collection include: Graciela Iturbide, Michael Kenna, Yoshinori Mizutani, Bernard Plossu, Pentti Sammallahti, and Terri Weifenbach.
In this book, Leila Jeffreys invites us on a journey to tropical forests and jungles around the world to meet the astonishing bird species she has been photographing since 2008: "I have always noticed that many birds have particular expressions. To capture them, I had to find a way to photograph them in a way that brings out their own character. My favorite way to photograph them is to set up a portrait studio in a place that is familiar to them. I talk to them while I work so that they interact with me. . Cultivating this art of waiting, Leila Jeffreys delivers a gallery of portraits that are both fanciful and hyperrealistic, populated by cockatoos, wild parakeets, five-colored finches and other exotic species in colorful colors. By turns, graceful, mischievous, fierce, proud, shy, poseur: each bird photographed lets its personality shine through and seems to want to dialogue with the viewer. His practice highlights the shared anthropomorphism between humans and animals. This work is part of the Birds collection, which celebrates, through the eyes of different artists, their immense presence in a world where they are now weakened. Ornithologist Guilhem Lesaffre offers a new essay to accompany each set of photographs. Titles in the collection include: Graciela Iturbide, Michael Kenna, Yoshinori Mizutani, Bernard Plossu, Pentti Sammallahti, and Terri Weifenbach.