Description
Explore the captivating world of **Knot**, a remarkable cloth-bound book that showcases an extraordinary collaboration between Pulitzer Prize-winning poet **Forrest Gander** and renowned photographer **Jack Shear**. This stunning volume features **twenty-three breathtaking black and white photographs** that depict a male nude intertwined with a piece of black linen, creating a powerful visual narrative. Each image performs a provocative ballet, capturing a wrestling match of form, shadow, and light that evokes deep emotions and symbolic meanings.
Perfect for art lovers, poetry enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates a profound dialogue between word and image, **Knot** invites you to immerse yourself in a tantalizing experience. Gander's evocative poems reflect on Shear's work, as he explores themes of violence, mythology, and the elemental aspects of human existence. Discover how the interplay between the eye and the imagination transforms every page into a vivid exploration of artistry.
This brand new book is published by **Copper Canyon Press** and is perfect for gifting or personal collection. With its unique blend of poetry and photography, **Knot** stands out as an essential addition for those who cherish the art of visual storytelling.
**Delivery Information:** Enjoy **free shipping** on this item. Please allow up to **6 weeks for delivery**. Once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781556596711
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2023
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Description:
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Forrest Gander responds to the provocative photographs of Jack Shear.
The elements are timeless and fundamental—a male nude and a piece of black linen—and the photographic results are miraculous. Within Knot are twenty-three lush black and white photographs of a body and cloth performing a provocative ballet, a wrestling match, a tense sequence of appearances and disappearances that immediately take on symbolic weight. When poet Forrest Gander first encountered these images, he asked Jack Shear for more. As Gander recalls, the photographs arrived “dreamy, violent, mythic, and elemental… I set them up around the room and knew I wanted to write my way into them.” The result is a profound dialogue between word and image, observation and inspiration, imagination and intellect. “What do you see?” one poem asks. "A divinity wrung from a black cloud."
Perfect for art lovers, poetry enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates a profound dialogue between word and image, **Knot** invites you to immerse yourself in a tantalizing experience. Gander's evocative poems reflect on Shear's work, as he explores themes of violence, mythology, and the elemental aspects of human existence. Discover how the interplay between the eye and the imagination transforms every page into a vivid exploration of artistry.
This brand new book is published by **Copper Canyon Press** and is perfect for gifting or personal collection. With its unique blend of poetry and photography, **Knot** stands out as an essential addition for those who cherish the art of visual storytelling.
**Delivery Information:** Enjoy **free shipping** on this item. Please allow up to **6 weeks for delivery**. Once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781556596711
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2023
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Description:
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Forrest Gander responds to the provocative photographs of Jack Shear.
The elements are timeless and fundamental—a male nude and a piece of black linen—and the photographic results are miraculous. Within Knot are twenty-three lush black and white photographs of a body and cloth performing a provocative ballet, a wrestling match, a tense sequence of appearances and disappearances that immediately take on symbolic weight. When poet Forrest Gander first encountered these images, he asked Jack Shear for more. As Gander recalls, the photographs arrived “dreamy, violent, mythic, and elemental… I set them up around the room and knew I wanted to write my way into them.” The result is a profound dialogue between word and image, observation and inspiration, imagination and intellect. “What do you see?” one poem asks. "A divinity wrung from a black cloud."