A Year of Mornings: 3191 Miles Apart

Maria Alexandra Vettese; Stephanie Congdon Barnes

ISBN 10: 1568987846 / ISBN 13: 9781568987842

Published by Princeton Architectural Press, NEW YORK., 2008

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TIGHT CLEAN COPY SIGNED BY BOTH ARTISTS ON THE TITLE PAGE.COLOR PHOTOS THROUGHOUT. Seller Inventory # 036988

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Year of Mornings: 3191 Miles Apart

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, NEW YORK.

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

The morning hours before the hustle and bustle of the day commences is the perfect time to pause and enjoy a sense ofrenewal and vitality. On the morning of December 7, 2006, Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes eachtook a digital photo of everyday objects randomly arranged on their kitchen tables and, unbeknownst to one another,uploaded them to the website Flickr. Noticing a remarkable similarity between their images, they agreed to documenttheir mornings by posting onephoto to a shared blog every weekday for a year. Their site, 3191 (http://3191.visualblogging.com)named after the distance in miles between their homes in Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregonquickly acquired a worldwide following of devotees fascinated by the magical coincidences and pictorial synchronicity of their photographic pairings. A Year of Mornings collects 236 imagesalways taken before 10 am without discussion between the two womenfrom this uniquely 21st-century artistic collaboration. The intimacy of these photographsdiscarded clothing, a view of a snowy day from the window, a tableclothcombined with their striking similarities in color and composition defies the reality of their long-distance collaboration. While clearly kindred spirits, the two women have met in person only once. Their friendship is maintained solely online, sustained by a shared love for moments of serenity, solitude, and peacefulness. The annotated photographs in A Year of Mornings radiate an aura of sweetness and lightthe promise of a new day.

About the Author:

Maria Alexandra Vettese is an artist, letterpress printer, and graphic designer in Portland, Maine. Stephanie Congdon Barnes is an artist and toymaker in Portland, Oregon.