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Publisher Note

Dining Alone: In the Company of Solitude is a book that highlights the experience of being alone in public. Scherl uses restaurant interiors as a metaphor to explore the complexities of the subject of solitude. The subtle nuances of her lone diners visually define their experience. This long-term project spanning three decades, culminated  during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

"The cinema verite' approach accentuates the portraits so that the camera is used to unveil truths in a documentary style." -Laura Pressley

Nancy A. Scherl used cinematic lighting and staged her subjects asking them to act out how they feel or behave when they dine alone in public.

Photobook

Dining Alone

— In the Company of Solitude

by Nancy A. Scherl

Publisher
Release Place New York, NY, United States of America
Edition 1st edition
Release Date 2021
Credits
Writer: Laura Pressley
Artist: Nancy A. Scherl
Identifiers
ISBN-13: 9781954119147
Work  
Subform Photobook
Topics Covid-19, Lonelyness, Restaurant, Solitude
Methods Photography
Language English
Format Hardcover
Dimensions 23.5 × 26.0 cm
Pages 136
Technique Offset