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Publisher Note

"An intimate diary in the shape of an apparently cold, monochromatic book, Negative Book collects a series of eighty-four black-and-white photographs taken by Grzeszykowska following a very particular procedure, which is both visual and performative.
The series engages in the deconstruction of traditional photographic settings that stage private situations or scenes specifically for the camera. The artist, who is present in each picture, utilizes two complementary tech­niques. The first involves the depiction of her own body—totally or par­tially pain­ted black, with shadows marked in white. This operation creates a reverse effect in the negative film where the body looks bright instead. The second tech­nique involves the use of negative photographs. Such a manipulation undermines the status of positive photography as a medium conveying a truthful image of reality. Yet, the analysis of the medium is not the artist’s primary concern. Rather, Negative Book focuses on the per­formative act of exposing the artist’s body. The “negative” quality of the photographs and the “positive” procedure applied to the artist’s body make these portraits almost theatrical, and deny any visual or emotional iden­tification."

Publisher
Edition 1st edition
Release Date 2017
Credits
Author: Magdalena Kobus
Identifiers
ISBN-13: 978-88-97503-96-5
Work  
Methods Photography
Language English
Format Softcover
Dimensions 17.0 × 24.0 cm
Weight 306 gram
Pages 100

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