Background information
"Photographer in the purest humanist tradition, member of the Rapho agency together with Robert DOISNEAU, Willy RONIS or Janine NIÉPCE, Sabine WEISS was the preferred witness of her time. Far from the great photo-reportages, conflicts and political events that have marked history, she dedicates herself to the street and its inhabitants.Content
In this book of photographs, 'Les Villes, La Rue, L'Autre' by Sabine WEISS, which covers the period 1945-1960 - the precarious post-war years - a new reading of her photographs becomes clear. This rich and varied oeuvre, entirely in the spirit of humanism, testifies to a commitment to reconciliation with reality. Whether in Moscow or New York, one of the themes that is always present in this book of photographs, 'Les Villes, La Rue, L'Autre' by photographer Sabine WEISS, is the street, urban life, the individual in contrast to the mass of the metropolis. Whether children playing in the wasteland of their neighborhood - Porte de Saint Cloud, the city of Paris, its daily life, its metro, its flea markets.... Sabine WEISS casts a cautious and understanding glance on the inhabitants, in search of the simple beauties, moments of tranquility or reverie. Her photographs are full of light, shadows and blurs." (freely translated, © Editon Xavier Barral, 2018)
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- Emmanuelle Kouchner, Karolina Ziebinska-Lewandowska
- Format
- HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 23 x 28,5 x 2,5 cm., 176 pp., 108 b/w ills., text language: French
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English