Infra. Photographs by Richard Mosse.

Mosse, Richard. Hochschild, Adam.

ISBN 10: 159711202X / ISBN 13: 9781597112024

Edité par Aperture, New York USA, 2012

24 x 27cm 136pp Hardback. First trade edition, first printing. Mosse photographs the internal war and landscape of the Democratic Republic of Congo by using a discontinued aerial surveillance film called Kodak Aerochrome which registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light. Original illustrated boards, lettering to spine in red and yellow. Near fine in dustjacket which is slightly worn at the bottom of the spine. Essay by Adam Hochschild. Very good in very good dustjacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 9014

Synopsis :

Infra, Richard Mosse's first book, offers a radical rethinking of how to depict a conflict as complex and intractable as that of the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mosse photographs both the rich topography, inscribed with the traces of conflicting interests, as well as rebel groups of constantly shifting allegiances at war with the Congolese national army (itself a patchwork of recently integrated warlords and their militias). For centuries, the Congo has repeatedly compelled and defied the Western imagination. Mosse brings to this subject the use of a discontinued aerial surveillance film, a type of color infrared film called Kodak Aerochrome. The film, originally developed for military reconnaissance, registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light, rendering the green landscape in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and hot pink. The results offer a fevered inflation of the traditional reportage document, underlining the growing tension between art, fiction, and photojournalism. Mosse's work highlights the ineffable nature of current events in today's Congo. Infra initiates a dialogue with photography that begins as an intoxicating meditation on a broken genre, but ends as a haunting elegy for a vividly beautiful land touched by unspeakable tragedy.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture: Infra, Richard Mosse's first book, offers a radical rethinking of how to depict a conflict as complex and intractable as that of the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mosse photographs both the rich topography, inscribed with the traces of conflicting interests, as well as rebel groups of constantly shifting allegiances at war with the Congolese national army (itself a patchwork of recently integrated warlords and their militias). For centuries, the Congo has repeatedly compelled and defied the Western imagination. Mosse brings to this subject the use of a discontinued aerial surveillance film, a type of color infrared film called Kodak Aerochrome. The film, originally developed for military reconnaissance, registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light, rendering the green landscape in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and hot pink. The results offer a fevered inflation of the traditional reportage document, underlining the growing tension between art, fiction, and photojournalism. Mosse's work highlights the ineffable nature of current events in today's Congo. Infra initiates a dialogue with photography that begins as an intoxicating meditation on a broken genre, but ends as a haunting elegy for a vividly beautiful land touched by unspeakable tragedy.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Infra. Photographs by Richard Mosse.
Éditeur : Aperture, New York USA
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette
Edition : First Edition.