The Black Rose (last copies)
by Trent Parke
Photographs: Trent Parke
Text: Trent Parke, Julie Robinson, Maria Zagala
Publisher: Art Gallery of South Australia
168 pages
Year: 2015
Comments: hardcover
The Black Rose is the culmination of seven years’ work for Adelaide-based Magnum photographer Trent Parke. Featuring Trent Parke’s extraordinary photographs, light boxes, video, written texts and books, the exhibition leads viewers through a visual narrative that explores ideas concerning the ‘meaning of life’ from both a personal and universal level.
Trent Parke says ‘ The Black Rose started in 2007 as an attempt to excavate my own histories, reflecting on a night when at the age of twelve I witnessed my mother die of an asthma attack while my dad was at his squash night. As a result I blanked out those first 12 years of my life and much more. After sidestepping the issue for 27 years, a chance incident forced my hand and I began writing and taking photographs as I sought to get those memories back. Autobiographical in nature, these letters and photographs narrate the story of my life past and present, but more importantly pose universal questions relating to our very existence.’
‘Why we are here? where are we going, and what happens next?’
The photographs and texts in The Black Rose derive from the artist’s daily experiences and reflections – small seemingly inconsequential moments of life, that normally pass us by, began to take on greater significance and symbolic meaning. Seemingly random acts of chance and coincidence that occur on a daily basis, become entwined within a larger narrative relating to the past and future, both for him personally and for people in general.
The Black Rose is essentially a meditation on life journeys, and the way the past infiltrates the present, and in turn can influence the future.
More books by Trent Parke
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Minutes to Midnight (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
The Christmas Tree Bucket
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Minutes to Midnight (second edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Crimson Line
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Monument (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
Euro 450 -
Monument (second printing)
by Trent Parke
Euro 99
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Eclipse
by Antoine d'Agata
sold out -
Grosse Photographen unserer Zeit
by Inge Morath
sold out -
Josef Koudelka
by Josef Koudelka
Euro 75 -
The Real World (signed by Martin Parr- review copy)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 52.00 -
ZZYZX (signed)
by Gregory Halpern
sold out -
Life's a Beach (review copy - signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out
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Bill Henson (book + signed print)
by Bill Henson
sold out -
Zine Collection N°14: Nippon (signed+print)
by Emmanuel Angelicas
Euro 44 35.20 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Zine Collection N°1: The Downtown East (signed+print)
by Claire Martin
sold out -
First World War Now (signed)
by Magnum Photographers
Euro 65 -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155
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Pecorino in Rimini (signed)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Pecorino und die Kunst des Pilgerns (last copies)
by Toni Anzenberger & Claudio Honsal
Euro 17.90 -
Pecorino in Tuscany (signed)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Pecorino Calendar 2011
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
Pecorino Calendar 2008
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World (signed)
by Robert Zhao Renhui
Euro 165
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The Battle of Lewisham 1977
by Homer Sykes
sold out -
Another Language: 8 Japanese Photographers
by various photographers
sold out -
The Dirty Dozen
by Patrick Ward
sold out -
Tuareg Women
by Christine de Grancy
Euro 40 32.00 -
Roger Ballen
by Roger Ballen
Euro 75 -
KINKY CITY & ARAKIMANIA
by Paweł Jaszczuk & Nobuyoshi Araki
Euro 29
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The Black Rose (last copies)
by Trent Parke
Photographs: Trent Parke
Text: Trent Parke, Julie Robinson, Maria Zagala
Publisher: Art Gallery of South Australia
168 pages
Year: 2015
Comments: hardcover
The Black Rose is the culmination of seven years’ work for Adelaide-based Magnum photographer Trent Parke. Featuring Trent Parke’s extraordinary photographs, light boxes, video, written texts and books, the exhibition leads viewers through a visual narrative that explores ideas concerning the ‘meaning of life’ from both a personal and universal level.
Trent Parke says ‘ The Black Rose started in 2007 as an attempt to excavate my own histories, reflecting on a night when at the age of twelve I witnessed my mother die of an asthma attack while my dad was at his squash night. As a result I blanked out those first 12 years of my life and much more. After sidestepping the issue for 27 years, a chance incident forced my hand and I began writing and taking photographs as I sought to get those memories back. Autobiographical in nature, these letters and photographs narrate the story of my life past and present, but more importantly pose universal questions relating to our very existence.’
‘Why we are here? where are we going, and what happens next?’
The photographs and texts in The Black Rose derive from the artist’s daily experiences and reflections – small seemingly inconsequential moments of life, that normally pass us by, began to take on greater significance and symbolic meaning. Seemingly random acts of chance and coincidence that occur on a daily basis, become entwined within a larger narrative relating to the past and future, both for him personally and for people in general.
The Black Rose is essentially a meditation on life journeys, and the way the past infiltrates the present, and in turn can influence the future.
More books by Trent Parke
-
Minutes to Midnight (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
The Christmas Tree Bucket
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Minutes to Midnight (second edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Crimson Line
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Monument (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
Euro 450 -
Monument (second printing)
by Trent Parke
Euro 99
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Eclipse
by Antoine d'Agata
sold out -
Grosse Photographen unserer Zeit
by Inge Morath
sold out -
Josef Koudelka
by Josef Koudelka
Euro 75 -
The Real World (signed by Martin Parr- review copy)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 52.00 -
ZZYZX (signed)
by Gregory Halpern
sold out -
Life's a Beach (review copy - signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Bill Henson (book + signed print)
by Bill Henson
sold out -
Zine Collection N°14: Nippon (signed+print)
by Emmanuel Angelicas
Euro 44 35.20 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Zine Collection N°1: The Downtown East (signed+print)
by Claire Martin
sold out -
First World War Now (signed)
by Magnum Photographers
Euro 65 -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Pecorino in Rimini (signed)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Pecorino und die Kunst des Pilgerns (last copies)
by Toni Anzenberger & Claudio Honsal
Euro 17.90 -
Pecorino in Tuscany (signed)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Pecorino Calendar 2011
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
Pecorino Calendar 2008
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World (signed)
by Robert Zhao Renhui
Euro 165
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
The Battle of Lewisham 1977
by Homer Sykes
sold out -
Another Language: 8 Japanese Photographers
by various photographers
sold out -
The Dirty Dozen
by Patrick Ward
sold out -
Tuareg Women
by Christine de Grancy
Euro 40 32.00 -
Roger Ballen
by Roger Ballen
Euro 75 -
KINKY CITY & ARAKIMANIA
by Paweł Jaszczuk & Nobuyoshi Araki
Euro 29
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The Black Rose (last copies)
by Trent Parke
Photographs: Trent Parke
Text: Trent Parke, Julie Robinson, Maria Zagala
Publisher: Art Gallery of South Australia
168 pages
Year: 2015
Comments: hardcover
The Black Rose is the culmination of seven years’ work for Adelaide-based Magnum photographer Trent Parke. Featuring Trent Parke’s extraordinary photographs, light boxes, video, written texts and books, the exhibition leads viewers through a visual narrative that explores ideas concerning the ‘meaning of life’ from both a personal and universal level.
Trent Parke says ‘ The Black Rose started in 2007 as an attempt to excavate my own histories, reflecting on a night when at the age of twelve I witnessed my mother die of an asthma attack while my dad was at his squash night. As a result I blanked out those first 12 years of my life and much more. After sidestepping the issue for 27 years, a chance incident forced my hand and I began writing and taking photographs as I sought to get those memories back. Autobiographical in nature, these letters and photographs narrate the story of my life past and present, but more importantly pose universal questions relating to our very existence.’
‘Why we are here? where are we going, and what happens next?’
The photographs and texts in The Black Rose derive from the artist’s daily experiences and reflections – small seemingly inconsequential moments of life, that normally pass us by, began to take on greater significance and symbolic meaning. Seemingly random acts of chance and coincidence that occur on a daily basis, become entwined within a larger narrative relating to the past and future, both for him personally and for people in general.
The Black Rose is essentially a meditation on life journeys, and the way the past infiltrates the present, and in turn can influence the future.
More books by Trent Parke
-
Minutes to Midnight (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
The Christmas Tree Bucket
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Minutes to Midnight (second edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Crimson Line
by Trent Parke
sold out -
Monument (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
Euro 450 -
Monument (second printing)
by Trent Parke
Euro 99
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Eclipse
by Antoine d'Agata
sold out -
Grosse Photographen unserer Zeit
by Inge Morath
sold out -
Josef Koudelka
by Josef Koudelka
Euro 75 -
The Real World (signed by Martin Parr- review copy)
by Martin Parr & Rimaldas Viksraitis
Euro 65 52.00 -
ZZYZX (signed)
by Gregory Halpern
sold out -
Life's a Beach (review copy - signed)
by Martin Parr
sold out
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Bill Henson (book + signed print)
by Bill Henson
sold out -
Zine Collection N°14: Nippon (signed+print)
by Emmanuel Angelicas
Euro 44 35.20 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Zine Collection N°1: The Downtown East (signed+print)
by Claire Martin
sold out -
First World War Now (signed)
by Magnum Photographers
Euro 65 -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Pecorino in Rimini (signed)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Pecorino und die Kunst des Pilgerns (last copies)
by Toni Anzenberger & Claudio Honsal
Euro 17.90 -
Pecorino in Tuscany (signed)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Pecorino Calendar 2011
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
Pecorino Calendar 2008
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
A Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the World (signed)
by Robert Zhao Renhui
Euro 165
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
The Battle of Lewisham 1977
by Homer Sykes
sold out -
Another Language: 8 Japanese Photographers
by various photographers
sold out -
The Dirty Dozen
by Patrick Ward
sold out -
Tuareg Women
by Christine de Grancy
Euro 40 32.00 -
Roger Ballen
by Roger Ballen
Euro 75 -
KINKY CITY & ARAKIMANIA
by Paweł Jaszczuk & Nobuyoshi Araki
Euro 29
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com