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.
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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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Domesticated (signed)
by Amy Stein
Euro 50 -
THIS IS WHAT HATRED DID (review copy)
by Cristina de Middel
Euro 66 33.00 -
Pecorino postcard book
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 14.90 -
Skeletons in the Closet (special edition, signed + print)
by Klaus Pichler
sold out -
Hunter Grill (signed)
by Alexandre Christiaens
sold out -
Animal Farm (signed)
by Daniel Naude
Euro 95
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By lamplight
by Johan Sundgren
sold out -
Inner Mongolia (signed - last copy)
by Ekaterina Anokhina
sold out -
Looking Into The Pre-God's Eyes (signed)
by Andrei Liankevich
Euro 59 -
Gasoline
by various photographers
sold out -
Asphalt VI
by various photographers
Euro 25 -
In Flagrante Two
by Chris Killip
sold out
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East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Beware of People who Dislike Cats (signed - last copies)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 75 -
Phenomena (signed - review copy)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155 124.00 -
Ramadan in Yemen (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out
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Strange Encounters (last copy)
by Thomas Hoepker
sold out -
Mexico
by Antoine d'Agata
sold out -
Koudelka - first Greek edition
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Muchismo (signed)
by Cristina de Middel
Euro 39 -
Common Sense (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
René Burri: One World
by René Burri
sold out
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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 »animals« | >> see all
-
Domesticated (signed)
by Amy Stein
Euro 50 -
THIS IS WHAT HATRED DID (review copy)
by Cristina de Middel
Euro 66 33.00 -
Pecorino postcard book
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 14.90 -
Skeletons in the Closet (special edition, signed + print)
by Klaus Pichler
sold out -
Hunter Grill (signed)
by Alexandre Christiaens
sold out -
Animal Farm (signed)
by Daniel Naude
Euro 95
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
By lamplight
by Johan Sundgren
sold out -
Inner Mongolia (signed - last copy)
by Ekaterina Anokhina
sold out -
Looking Into The Pre-God's Eyes (signed)
by Andrei Liankevich
Euro 59 -
Gasoline
by various photographers
sold out -
Asphalt VI
by various photographers
Euro 25 -
In Flagrante Two
by Chris Killip
sold out
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Beware of People who Dislike Cats (signed - last copies)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 75 -
Phenomena (signed - review copy)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155 124.00 -
Ramadan in Yemen (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Strange Encounters (last copy)
by Thomas Hoepker
sold out -
Mexico
by Antoine d'Agata
sold out -
Koudelka - first Greek edition
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Muchismo (signed)
by Cristina de Middel
Euro 39 -
Common Sense (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
René Burri: One World
by René Burri
sold out
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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 »animals« | >> see all
-
Domesticated (signed)
by Amy Stein
Euro 50 -
THIS IS WHAT HATRED DID (review copy)
by Cristina de Middel
Euro 66 33.00 -
Pecorino postcard book
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 14.90 -
Skeletons in the Closet (special edition, signed + print)
by Klaus Pichler
sold out -
Hunter Grill (signed)
by Alexandre Christiaens
sold out -
Animal Farm (signed)
by Daniel Naude
Euro 95
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
By lamplight
by Johan Sundgren
sold out -
Inner Mongolia (signed - last copy)
by Ekaterina Anokhina
sold out -
Looking Into The Pre-God's Eyes (signed)
by Andrei Liankevich
Euro 59 -
Gasoline
by various photographers
sold out -
Asphalt VI
by various photographers
Euro 25 -
In Flagrante Two
by Chris Killip
sold out
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Beware of People who Dislike Cats (signed - last copies)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 75 -
Phenomena (signed - review copy)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155 124.00 -
Ramadan in Yemen (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Strange Encounters (last copy)
by Thomas Hoepker
sold out -
Mexico
by Antoine d'Agata
sold out -
Koudelka - first Greek edition
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Muchismo (signed)
by Cristina de Middel
Euro 39 -
Common Sense (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out -
René Burri: One World
by René Burri
sold out
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