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Eyes as Big as Plates 2
Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen
Langbeschreibung
The ongoing photography series Eyes as Big as Plates byKaroline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen started out in 2011 studyingpersonifications of nature and folkloric explanations of naturalphenomena. A decade later it has evolved into a continual searchfor modern human's belonging in nature, taking the Norwegian-Finnish artist duo to fifteen countries on a quest to understandour relationship with our surroundings. This second book inthe series features new portraits produced in collaboration withretired wrestling coaches, pub patrons, Sami reindeer herders,Aboriginal uncles, kantele players, librarians, wild boar hunters,and surfers across four continents. To mark the project's ten-yearanniversary, it also includes contributions from several guestwriters and an extended field notes section revealing the behind-the-scenes action of each portrait.
Riitta Ikonen & Karoline Hjorth have collaborated since 2011 on publications and projects including Eyes as Big as Plates (ongoing), The World in London (2012), Time is a ship that never casts anchor (2014-18), Signal, Lights, Connected for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics (2018), TEDMED Talk 2020, and Finnskogen Understories (ongoing). Finnish artist Riitta Ikonen received her MA from the Royal College of Art in 2008. Norwegian photographer, artist, and writer Karoline Hjorth received her MA from the University of Westminster (London) in 2009.
ISBN-13:
9783897906433
Veröffentl:
2022
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.12.2022
Seiten:
119
Autor:
Clara Darrason
Gewicht:
1550 g
Format:
315x256x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch