The Infinite Inventory.
Xavier Barral| N° d'inventaire | 22106 |
| Format | 17.5 x 25 |
| Détails | 256 p., approximately 300 black and white and color photographs, bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782365112208 |
Primarily a filmmaker, but above all a photographer, Sébastien Lifshitz has always been interested in the status of vernacular photography in the field of visual arts by building an exceptional collection of prints from all eras and all origins. After Mauvais genre (2016), which presented images of cross-dressing, Photo perdue. Photo retrouvé explores the broader spectrum of photographic technique itself. It is through nine essential themes such as identity, play, love, and color that we travel through the history of photography but also the way it is practiced. The aim here is to offer amateur images that are linked together by their subject and their technique, but which are above all anonymous productions, and whose visual result is so interesting that it transforms their status into works of art. The book tells fragments of stories, mixing time and space, which are constructed thanks to the diversity of the medium and in which everyone will find themselves. Each series is accompanied by a text that recontextualizes the images in their historical context. The themes: The first entry, Identity, connects different forms, including mug shots, medical mug shots, photo booths, and advertising. Then comes Love and Desire and the imagery of couple life, including fetishism. Everything is a failure playfully addresses errors, technical problems, poor framing, and overexposure. The Photographic Games series offers photomontages, mirror games, and distortions that result in a visual photograph. Life in Color explores the heyday of color photography, particularly Kodachrome. It Must Move deals with movement, the liberated body, and speed. Stories presents particular stories, a woman in Berlin, a bag, etc. The last series, Everything Must Go, shows the destruction in and of photography itself.
Primarily a filmmaker, but above all a photographer, Sébastien Lifshitz has always been interested in the status of vernacular photography in the field of visual arts by building an exceptional collection of prints from all eras and all origins. After Mauvais genre (2016), which presented images of cross-dressing, Photo perdue. Photo retrouvé explores the broader spectrum of photographic technique itself. It is through nine essential themes such as identity, play, love, and color that we travel through the history of photography but also the way it is practiced. The aim here is to offer amateur images that are linked together by their subject and their technique, but which are above all anonymous productions, and whose visual result is so interesting that it transforms their status into works of art. The book tells fragments of stories, mixing time and space, which are constructed thanks to the diversity of the medium and in which everyone will find themselves. Each series is accompanied by a text that recontextualizes the images in their historical context. The themes: The first entry, Identity, connects different forms, including mug shots, medical mug shots, photo booths, and advertising. Then comes Love and Desire and the imagery of couple life, including fetishism. Everything is a failure playfully addresses errors, technical problems, poor framing, and overexposure. The Photographic Games series offers photomontages, mirror games, and distortions that result in a visual photograph. Life in Color explores the heyday of color photography, particularly Kodachrome. It Must Move deals with movement, the liberated body, and speed. Stories presents particular stories, a woman in Berlin, a bag, etc. The last series, Everything Must Go, shows the destruction in and of photography itself.