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Discover the captivating world of **Eden** by **Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques**, a profound exploration of artistic boundaries, property, and ownership through innovative photography. This exquisite book, published by **Aperture** in 2017, features a unique format with flaps that enhance the tactile experience of the viewer. **Eden** is not just a book; it is a significant part of an ongoing project initiated during the **Immersion: A French American Photography Commission**. It charts the artistic journey beginning with the acquisition of a historical schoolhouse in **Eden, North Carolina**.
Filled with nearly one thousand scans of the school's façade, this collection serves as a photographic shell, inviting readers to reflect on the nuances of image-making and artistic expression. Each stage of the project unfolds in four parts: from initial research and prospecting of the house to repairs made, and subsequent creative explorations. The interplay of historical documents, photographs, and video enhances this narrative, blurring art and life seamlessly. Ideal for photography enthusiasts and collectors alike, **Eden** symbolizes the intersection of history and modernity, making it an essential addition to your art book collection.
**Shipping Information**: Enjoy free shipping on this item, with delivery expected within **up to 6 weeks**. Please note that once your order for **Eden** is placed, it cannot be canceled. This **brand new** book comes complete with **ISBN 9781597113793** and is sure to ignite conversation and inspiration within your home or studio.
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: 9781597113793
Format: With flaps
Year: 2017
Publisher: Aperture
Description:
Eden is constructed around one of the core elements of Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques’s long-term project, Eden—initiated as part of Immersion: A French American Photography Commission, created by Fondation d’entreprise Hermès and Aperture Foundation. From the outset, Couzinet-Jacques’s proposal included the purchase of a small, historical schoolhouse in Eden, North Carolina, as a site for exploring ideas of property, ownership, and image-making. One of his first activities was to scan the entire exterior of the house; the primary component of this book is the reproduction of the almost one thousand scans of the façade. In other words, the book contains the photographic shell of the building.Woven throughout the gritty, distillate images of the house are elements from the four stages of the project’s development over the course of one year. The first stage deals with the prospecting and research of a house and of Eden; the second concerns the buying of the Little Red Schoolhouse; the third documents the repairs made to the house; and, finally, the fourth stage presents the exploration and experimentation in and around the house. These materials incorporate historical and legal documents pertaining to the house, as well as video and photographic documentation of the past year.Eden presents the first iteration of this long-term, ongoing project, in which Couzinet-Jacques will continue to invite other artists to create site-specific explorations of the house and to engage with the site as an incubator for creative activities—an intentional blurring of the lines between art and everyday life. In November 2016, an exhi
Filled with nearly one thousand scans of the school's façade, this collection serves as a photographic shell, inviting readers to reflect on the nuances of image-making and artistic expression. Each stage of the project unfolds in four parts: from initial research and prospecting of the house to repairs made, and subsequent creative explorations. The interplay of historical documents, photographs, and video enhances this narrative, blurring art and life seamlessly. Ideal for photography enthusiasts and collectors alike, **Eden** symbolizes the intersection of history and modernity, making it an essential addition to your art book collection.
**Shipping Information**: Enjoy free shipping on this item, with delivery expected within **up to 6 weeks**. Please note that once your order for **Eden** is placed, it cannot be canceled. This **brand new** book comes complete with **ISBN 9781597113793** and is sure to ignite conversation and inspiration within your home or studio.
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: 9781597113793
Format: With flaps
Year: 2017
Publisher: Aperture
Description:
Eden is constructed around one of the core elements of Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques’s long-term project, Eden—initiated as part of Immersion: A French American Photography Commission, created by Fondation d’entreprise Hermès and Aperture Foundation. From the outset, Couzinet-Jacques’s proposal included the purchase of a small, historical schoolhouse in Eden, North Carolina, as a site for exploring ideas of property, ownership, and image-making. One of his first activities was to scan the entire exterior of the house; the primary component of this book is the reproduction of the almost one thousand scans of the façade. In other words, the book contains the photographic shell of the building.Woven throughout the gritty, distillate images of the house are elements from the four stages of the project’s development over the course of one year. The first stage deals with the prospecting and research of a house and of Eden; the second concerns the buying of the Little Red Schoolhouse; the third documents the repairs made to the house; and, finally, the fourth stage presents the exploration and experimentation in and around the house. These materials incorporate historical and legal documents pertaining to the house, as well as video and photographic documentation of the past year.Eden presents the first iteration of this long-term, ongoing project, in which Couzinet-Jacques will continue to invite other artists to create site-specific explorations of the house and to engage with the site as an incubator for creative activities—an intentional blurring of the lines between art and everyday life. In November 2016, an exhi