By Henry Bond
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Henry Bond's series of 100 meticulously formulated concise observations and statements on photography build a rich psychological picture of the photographer and the photographed—and the dynamics between them: whether it be in the photo studio, on the street, or in private in our domestic spaces. Bond presents a philosophy of photography which activates, reconfigures, qualifies, and occasionally contradicts assertions made a diverse range of thinkers and practitioners including Rankin, Stieg Larsson, Antonioni, Charles Baudelaire, J.G. Ballard, Raymond Chandler, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Lacan, Georg Hegel, Slavoj Žižek, and many others. Bond's insights encourage us to look beyond our received ideas, in order to reveal a terrain that is both thrilling and unsettling; in the past, Bond has led us through desolate crime scenes in order to interpret the small details present there, in this new series of thoughts, he asks us to redouble our awareness of the photographs all around us. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of photography, and all those reflecting on how much the camera has changed our behaviour and the complexion of everyday life.
Henry Bond's first monograph on photo theory Lacan at the Scene was published by The MIT Press, in 2009. In the 1990s, Bond was involved in London's 'YBA' scene of contemporary art; between 1990-1995, he worked with Liam Gillick on their 'Documents Series' and collaborated with others including Sam Taylor-Wood OBE. Bond is Senior Lecturer in Photography in the School of Fine Art of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Kingston University, London; his photographs have been exhibited the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Tate Modern London; Hayward Gallery, London; and Fotomuseum, Winterthur, among other venues.
On Bond's 2009, 'Lacan at the Scene':
'Henry Bond's outstanding Book...' –Slavoj Žižek, from the Foreword.
It seems insufficient to judge photographer Henry Bond’s book 'Lacan at the Scene' as being merely good or bad, when what it is, really, is audacious … his sensibility enthralls. –Parul Segal, Time Out, New York.
Bond has a knack for drawing unexpected insights from the smallest elements, for uncovering truths in his material, hidden in plain sight. –Adam Atkinson, M/C Reviews.
His approach evokes a kind of aesthetic pleasure, which unsettles even as it satisfies. –Margaret Kinsman, Philosophy of Photography.Henry Bond's series of 100 meticulously formulated concise observations and statements on photography build a rich psychological picture of the photographer and the photographed—and the dynamics between them: whether it be in the photo studio, on the street, or in private in our domestic spaces. Bond presents a philosophy of photography which activates, reconfigures, qualifies, and occasionally contradicts assertions made a diverse range of thinkers and practitioners including Rankin, Stieg Larsson, Antonioni, Charles Baudelaire, J.G. Ballard, Raymond Chandler, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Lacan, Georg Hegel, Slavoj Žižek, and many others. Bond's insights encourage us to look beyond our received ideas, in order to reveal a terrain that is both thrilling and unsettling; in the past, Bond has led us through desolate crime scenes in order to interpret the small details present there, in this new series of thoughts, he asks us to redouble our awareness of the photographs all around us. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of photography, and all those reflecting on how much the camera has changed our behaviour and the complexion of everyday life.
Henry Bond's first monograph on photo theory Lacan at the Scene was published by The MIT Press, in 2009. In the 1990s, Bond was involved in London's 'YBA' scene of contemporary art; between 1990-1995, he worked with Liam Gillick on their 'Documents Series' and collaborated with others including Sam Taylor-Wood OBE. Bond is Senior Lecturer in Photography in the School of Fine Art of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Kingston University, London; his photographs have been exhibited the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Tate Modern London; Hayward Gallery, London; and Fotomuseum, Winterthur, among other venues.
On Bond's 2009, 'Lacan at the Scene':
'Henry Bond's outstanding Book...' –Slavoj Žižek, from the Foreword.
It seems insufficient to judge photographer Henry Bond’s book 'Lacan at the Scene' as being merely good or bad, when what it is, really, is audacious … his sensibility enthralls. –Parul Segal, Time Out, New York.
Bond has a knack for drawing unexpected insights from the smallest elements, for uncovering truths in his material, hidden in plain sight. –Adam Atkinson, M/C Reviews.
His approach evokes a kind of aesthetic pleasure, which unsettles even as it satisfies. –Margaret Kinsman, Philosophy of Photography. Read more
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