David Uzochukwu (2 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. N.d. [2021]. Limited edition photo book (no. 987 of 1000 copies published). Chiefly color illustrations, unpaged. Near fine. "For Yerba Mates, David Uzochukwu spent four weeks on the road with Little Dragon [the influential Swedish electronic band] to create his version of classic concert tour photography. The result is this lush scrapbook of moods and moments with the band on and in between stages. Each photograph--from the loudest performance shot to fraught moments backstage to downtime in anonymous spaces--communicates the thrill, exhaustion and the band's utter devotion to the music." -- publisher's description. "David Uzochukwu is a Berlin-based artist, photographer, and filmmaker whose work explores identity, cultural memory, and history. His images have appeared in the British Journal of Photography, i-D, Dazed, and have been exhibited at Saatchi Gallery (London), Fotografiska (New York and Shanghai), and Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico City), among other institutions. His photographs are held in public collections including Collection Pictet (Switzerland), Musee de la Photographie de Saint-Louis (Senegal), and The Wedge Collection (Canada). A 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Uzochukwu has directed films such as Gotterdammerung (2020) and Civil Dusk (2021), and episodes of Black Fruit, which premiered in 2024 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Bodies of Water is his debut solo museum exhibition." -- description from Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Since creating Yerba Mates, David Uzochukwu has attained significant international recognition as a fine art and fashion photographer. His work is characterized by a surrealist aesthetic and high-profile collaborations with major cultural figures and luxury houses, including FKA Twigs, Dior, and Nike. This book represents a notable early entry in his professional output. It is essentially a ghost book: absent from Uzochukwu's official biography, not listed in OCLC/WorldCat, and not held by institutional collections. David Uzochukwu (illustrator). …