Description

A publication devoted to the issue of photographic portraiture as a form of autobiographical artistic expression. Aline Smithson – curator, editor and photography researcher – analyzes how contemporary artists use portraiture and self-portraiture to tell their own stories, construct identity and dialogue with others.

The book combines critical essays with rich illustrative material, presenting the works of photographers who use portraiture as a tool for personal narration and reflection on the relationship between self and other. The publication is essayistic and curatorial in nature and is an essential study for those interested in contemporary photography, image theory and autobiographical art.

Binding made by hand of natural leather in the bindery of the Polish Antiquarian, the edges of the pages gilded.