Absence of Being: Photographs by Susan Burnstine
Absence of Being: Photographs by Susan BurnstineLos Angeles-based photographer Susan Burnstine's (born 1966) Absence of Being is a haunting, intensely personal and yet extremely universal exploration of the subconscious world, which began with her highly praised first monograph, Within Shadows. Burnstine captures images that purge her dreams. Finding no existing camera that could create what her mind envisioned, she began to experiment with building her own and molding her own lenses until she arrived at the prototype for the handmade cameras she continues to use. The results are instantly recognizable black-and-white images, which have been described as 21st-century impressionism. Burnstine does not use any of the post-production tools available in today's digital environment. All of the effects one sees in a Burnstine photograph are created in the camera at the time of exposure of the negative.
Published by Damiani, Bologna, Italy, 2016
Photographs by Susan Burnstine
Text by Chantel Paul and Del Zogg
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Staking Claim: A California Invitational
This catalog accompanied the exhibition, Staking Claim: A California Invitational. The second in a triennial series at the Museum of Photographic Arts, the exhibition showcased the work 16 emerging and established photographers based in California.
Published by the Museum of Photographic Arts and ModernBook Editions (2013)
Introduction/Artist Statements & Biographies by Chantel Paul
Essay by Colin Westerbeck
Forward by Deborah Klochko
Designed by Connie Hwang (Images ©Connie Hwang. See more of her work: https://conniehwangdesign.com/)
Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography
Streetwise: Masters of 60s PhotographyThis catalog accompanied the exhibition, Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography , an NEA-funded traveling exhibition originally curated for the Museum of Photographic Arts. The exhibition builds on what Swiss photographer Robert Frank began with his new "snapshot aesthetic," which was brought to the foreground with the domestic release of his ground breaking book The Americans, in January 1960. His focus on a more personal documentary style would influence a new generation of photographers: Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander, Jerry Berndt, Ruth-Marion Baruch, Garry Winogrand, Bruce Davidson, Danny Lyon, and Ernest Withers.
Published by the Museum of Photographic Arts and ModernBook Editions (2011)
Introduction by Deborah Klochko
Essay by Andy Grundberg
Artist Biographical entries by Chantel Paul
Designed by Connie Hwang (Images ©Connie Hwang. See more of her work: https://conniehwangdesign.com/)