SOUTH CENTRAL by Mark Steinmetz

アメリカ人フォトグラファー、マーク・シュタインメッツ(Mark Steinmetz)の作品集。作者はモノクロのポートレイトが高く評価され、アメリカ人の若者の多くが感じている耐え難いほどの所在の無さや孤独感を捉えた力強い作品で知られている。2007年から2009年にかけて「NAZRAELI PRESS」から刊行された『SOUTH』シリーズ3部作(『SOUTH CENTRAL』(2007)、『SOUTH EAST』(2008)、『GREATER ATLANTA』(2009))は、アメリカの文化と進歩の概念を叙情的かつ感動的に描き出す。本作は長らく絶版となっていた3部作のうちSOUTH CENTRAL』の新装版。フォーマット、シークエンス、デザインはオリジナル版を忠実に再現し、紙や印刷はより質の高い仕上がりとなっている。

アメリカ人の若者の多くが感じている耐え難いほどの所在の無さや孤独感を写真で捉え、静謐でありながら力強い写真を描き出すことで知られているマーク・スタインメッツが、アメリカ、テネシー州ノックスヴィルとその周辺で撮影した作品で構成される一冊。ノックスヴィルに電話を供給している電話会社「South Central Bell」から名付けられた本作には、この地域の社会、経済の状況を象徴する同社の公衆電話が繰り返し登場する。作者は、レンズを通すことによって被写体の狂気や攻撃性、優しさやもろさを同時に引き出す不思議な力を持っている。そしてこの作品は、力強く感動的なイメージによって人間の条件を描き出したビジュアルノベルとして読むことができる。」―『SOUTH CENTRAL』解説より

Highly regarded for his black-and-white portraits, Mark Steinmetz is renowned for producing powerful pictures that capture the strong sense of displacement and isolation felt by many young Americans. His celebrated trilogy “South” (consisting of South Central, South East, and Greater Atlanta) was published by Nazraeli Press between 2007 and 2009, and offers a lyrical and evocative look at American culture and notions of progress. We are pleased to announce a new, remastered edition of these three important titles. The format, sequence and design are true to the original printings. The materials, however, have been upgraded; the books are now bound in cloth over board, and printed in quadratone on a special matte art paper. Long out of print, South Central, South East and Greater Atlanta have been elusive goals for many libraries. This remastered release will be a welcome addition to any good library of photographic books.

Renowned for his modest yet powerful photographs that capture the sense of displacement and isolation felt by many young Americans, Mark Steinmetz photographed in and around Knoxville, Tennessee to create the work that makes up South Central. The title of the book is derived from the South Central Bell telephone company that serves Knoxville, and their public pay phones are a recurring theme in this work; an iconic reminder of the area's socio-economic condition. The artist possesses an uncanny ability to pull folly, aggression and tenderness through his lens simultaneously, and delivers with this book a powerful and touching visual novel of the human condition. ” ― South Central

by Mark Steinmetz

REGULAR PRICE ¥11,550  (tax incl.)

hardcover
72 pages
270 x 305 mm
black and white
2020

published by NAZRAELI PRESS

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SPECIAL EDITION ONE PICTURE BOOK TWO #16: CATS by Mark Steinmetz
SPECIAL EDITION ONE PICTURE BOOK #64: ITALIA: CRONACA DI UN AMORE by Mark Steinmetz
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GREATER ATLANTA by Mark Steinmetz
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