Rites of Passage - Couverture rigide

 
9780903696722: Rites of Passage
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 090369672X ISBN 13 : 9780903696722
Editeur : Hurtwood Press, 2026

Synopsis

Photographer Scott Mead, born in 1954 in Washington, D.C., revisits his formative years spent documenting New England, USA, in Rites of Passage for the first time. Shot over a five-year period between 1971 and 1976, we follow Mead through early adulthood and explore scenes of discovery, ritual, rural beauty and urban metropolis.

At a junction between an American road trip and a personal visual diary, Mead's images depict a world as it was then, shaped by political upheaval, profound civil changes and the Cold War. The tensions embedded in these photographs resonate now amid a fraught social landscape and increasing polarisation. Recent global events gave Mead the opportunity for intense self-reflection as he delved into his photographic archive.

The clothbound hardback book features 100 large-format prints of Mead's poignant photographs to be considered in a new context. The 35mm black and white images portray life in a time of transition as the viewer's eyes are drawn into the atmospheric imagery, compositions and textures captured within them. Rites of Passage shows Mead with a camera always at hand and presents his delicate, often amusing and sometimes uneasy portraits alongside cityscapes, landscapes and snapshots of the lives of friends and strangers.

All of the artist's proceeds from Rites of Passage benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London.

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À propos de l'auteur

Scott Mead was born in Washington, D.C., in 1954 and lives in London. He was a photographer for 15 years when family and career intervened in positive ways. He spent many years in investment banking, mostly setting aside his camera but not his vision. He left finance in 2003 to return to his lifelong passion. In 2018, Mead exhibited his Above the Clouds series at Hamiltons Gallery, London, accompanied by a book of the same name published by Prestel. In 2022, Prestel published his second book Equivalents, an exploration of parallels and contrasts with an introduction by Brad Leithauser.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Photographer Scott Mead, born in 1954 in Washington, D.C., revisits his formative years spent documenting New England, USA, in Rites of Passage for the first time. Shot over a five-year period between 1971 and 1976, we follow Mead through early adulthood and explore scenes of discovery, ritual, rural beauty and urban metropolis.

At a junction between an American road trip and a personal visual diary, Mead's images depict a world as it was then, shaped by political upheaval, profound civil changes and the Cold War. The tensions embedded in these photographs resonate now amid a fraught social landscape and increasing polarisation. Recent global events gave Mead the opportunity for intense self-reflection as he delved into his photographic archive.

The clothbound hardback book features 100 large-format prints of Mead's poignant photographs to be considered in a new context. The 35mm black and white images portray life in a time of transition as the viewer's eyes are drawn into the atmospheric imagery, compositions and textures captured within them. Rites of Passage shows Mead with a camera always at hand and presents his delicate, often amusing and sometimes uneasy portraits alongside cityscapes, landscapes and snapshots of the lives of friends and strangers.

All of the artist's proceeds from Rites of Passage benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Hurtwood Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
090369672X
ISBN 13 
9780903696722
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
176
Éditeur
Stehman Ira
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible