Ken Schles: The Geometry of Innocence - Hardcover

Schles, Ken

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3775710116 ISBN 13: 9783775710114

Publisher: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 2001

Synopsis

Twelve years after his legendary first book, Invisible City, the American photographer Ken Schles presents a second book of photographs, The Geometry of Innocence. With these images, Schles focuses on omnipresent social structures, which - pushed by the flood of media images - are undergoing permanent, almost frantic change. This visual roller coaster sends his viewers onto city streets and playgrounds and into clubs and bars, puts them in police helicopters, and takes them to Death Row, hospital rooms and militarized zones. There is no story per se, only a breathless sequence of images condensed into thematic clusters - a highly intense visual experience that viscerally grabs viewers and holds them spell-bound. Conscious that the meaning of the photographic image is relative, Ken Schles explores the role images play in forming our perceptions of the world. With The Geometry of Innocence, he succeeds in creating a bold, highly sophisticated picture book.

About this title

Synopsis

After the success of Invisible City, Ken Schles now presents his second book of photographs The Geometry of Innocence. With his photographs, Schles approaches the omnipresence of social structures, which - pushed by the flood of media images - are undergoing permanent, almost frantic change. He sends his viewers onto city streets and playgrounds, into pubs and bars, puts them into a police helicopter and takes them to death row, hospital rooms and police interventions. There is no story, only a breathless sequence of pictures condensed into thematic clusters that hold the viewer spellbound.

Edition details

• Publisher: Verlag Gerd Hatje
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775710116
• ISBN 13: 9783775710114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Schaden Markus, Zander Thomas