¥15,800
Landscapes for the Homeless by Anthony Hernandez
A collection of works by American photographer Anthony Hernandez.
Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Hernandez initially aspired to be a street photographer, but in the 1970s he switched to large cameras and moved towards more objective photographic expression that eliminated the photographer's subjectivity. Although he was not curated for the exhibition "New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape," held at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography in 1975 and considered a turning point in the history of photography, he is now highly regarded as one of the leading "New Topographics" photographers alongside Lewis Baltz and others.
This book is a compilation of a series of photographs that Hernandez took between 1988 and 1991 to document the homes of homeless people hiding under highway overpasses and in the grass of vacant lots on the edge of downtown Los Angeles. Instead of direct portraits, Hernandez focuses on traces of presence, such as clothing, bedding, and crudely constructed furniture. A crude chair, a pair of pants hanging upside down from a tree branch, and walls made of plywood and cardboard speak volumes in place of their absent owners. At the time of the shoot, the city's homeless population was estimated at around 30,000, and a crisis was declared. However, despite various policies, the number now exceeds 70,000, making Los Angeles the city with the most homeless people in the United States, surpassing New York.
Foreword by Lewis Boltz.
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Title: Landscapes for the Homeless
Artist: Anthony Hernandez
Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1995
Hardcover with dust jacket, case binding
245 x 245 x 14 mm
87 pages
Text in German & English
First edition
¥15,800 -
Condition: Good/Age-friendly
Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Hernandez initially aspired to be a street photographer, but in the 1970s he switched to large cameras and moved towards more objective photographic expression that eliminated the photographer's subjectivity. Although he was not curated for the exhibition "New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape," held at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography in 1975 and considered a turning point in the history of photography, he is now highly regarded as one of the leading "New Topographics" photographers alongside Lewis Baltz and others.
This book is a compilation of a series of photographs that Hernandez took between 1988 and 1991 to document the homes of homeless people hiding under highway overpasses and in the grass of vacant lots on the edge of downtown Los Angeles. Instead of direct portraits, Hernandez focuses on traces of presence, such as clothing, bedding, and crudely constructed furniture. A crude chair, a pair of pants hanging upside down from a tree branch, and walls made of plywood and cardboard speak volumes in place of their absent owners. At the time of the shoot, the city's homeless population was estimated at around 30,000, and a crisis was declared. However, despite various policies, the number now exceeds 70,000, making Los Angeles the city with the most homeless people in the United States, surpassing New York.
Foreword by Lewis Boltz.
-
Title: Landscapes for the Homeless
Artist: Anthony Hernandez
Sprengel Museum Hannover, 1995
Hardcover with dust jacket, case binding
245 x 245 x 14 mm
87 pages
Text in German & English
First edition
¥15,800 -
Condition: Good/Age-friendly