Sleeping by the Mississippi by Alec Soth is one of the defining publications in the photobook era. First published by Steidl in 2004, it was Soth's first book, sold through three editions, and established him as one of the leading lights of contemporary photographic practice. This MACK edition launches to coincide with the first exhibition in London dedicated to the series at Beetles+Huxley gallery, and includes two new photographs that were not included in the previous versions of the book. Evolving from a series of road trips along the Mississippi River, Sleeping by the Mississippi captures America's iconic yet oft-neglected 'third coast'. Soth's richly descriptive, large-format colour photographs present an eclectic mix of individuals, landscapes, and interiors. Sensuous in detail and raw in subject, Sleeping by the Mississippi elicits a consistent mood of loneliness, longing, and reverie. 'In the book's 46 ruthlessly edited pictures', writes Anne Wilkes Tucker in the original essay published in the book, 'Soth alludes to illness, procreation, race, crime, learning, art, music, death, religion, redemption, politics, and cheap sex.' Like Robert Frank's classic The Americans, Sleeping by the Mississippi merges a documentary style with poetic sensibility. The Mississippi is less the subject of the book than its organizing structure. Not bound by a rigid concept or ideology, the series is created out of a quintessentially American spirit of wanderlust. Thirteen years since the book was first published, the artist's lyrical view has undoubtedly acquired a nuanced significance - one in which hope, fear, desire and regret coalesce in the evocative journey along this mythic river.
1 有用 孜然一身 2019-08-28 00:42:31
床的意向和做梦,梦的遗失成为了最有趣的意向
1 有用 海遊館 2014-04-02 14:15:57
他到底用了什么技法,让影像如此沉稳,自成一体。像睡在深秋的摇篮。
0 有用 orbit 2013-01-26 21:11:44
好看極了
0 有用 诺宝蒂 2015-11-21 08:36:10
alec soth的代表作之一。大跨幅彩色相片。“Evolving from a series of road trips along the Mississippi River” “Not bound by a rigid concept or ideology, the series is created out of a quintessentially American spirit of... alec soth的代表作之一。大跨幅彩色相片。“Evolving from a series of road trips along the Mississippi River” “Not bound by a rigid concept or ideology, the series is created out of a quintessentially American spirit of wanderlust.” (展开)
1 有用 desperado 2020-07-03 13:54:46
@fujifilm x space
0 有用 沈浪 2024-04-13 15:24:20 重庆
240413重庆茑屋,这本无敌。
0 有用 Meeseek 2024-04-13 14:32:50 新加坡
沉迷于 Alec Soth 独特的宁静和秩序感
0 有用 Dayelin. 2024-04-02 10:40:18 四川
梦想眠于河岸,破碎的梦想,忧郁的图像
0 有用 Ss 2024-03-17 22:31:59 上海
河流孕育着生命和死亡。
0 有用 NutL 2024-03-10 20:10:11 福建
电子阅览。静谧、美丽,关于爱与死亡。