The Geometry of Innocence
Ken Schles
CONDITION & NOTES | |
Good – Very Good / Dust jacket has some shelf wear. Hardcover has a surface scratch. Fly leaf has a scuff along the bottom edge. |
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TYPE | PUBLICATION YEAR |
Hardcover |
2001 |
EDITION | LANGUAGE |
First |
English |
PUBLISHER | DIMENSIONS |
Hatje Cantz | 34.5 x 26 x 2 cm |
Good – Very Good / Dust jacket has some shelf wear. Hardcover has a surface scratch. Fly leaf has a scuff along the bottom edge.
TYPE
Hardcover
PUBLICATION YEAR
2001
EDITION
First
LANGUAGE
English
PUBLISHER
Hatje Cantz
DIMENSIONS
34.5 x 26 x 2 cm
ABOUT
The Geometry of Innocence focuses on the relentless shifting of social structures and spaces that mark the urban landscape of today. Ken Schles' images form a kind of visual roller coaster, sending the viewer onto city streets and playgrounds, into pubs and bars, putting the viewer inside a police helicopter and taking them to death row, hospital rooms, and police interventions. While there is no "story" per se, this breathless sequence of pictures is condensed into thematic clusters, providing a spellbinding and almost physically palpable experience.
The works in The Geometry of Innocence address and play upon the immediacy and relativity of meaning in the photographic image, creating a bold and highly nuanced artistic statement.