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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Chronicle (signed - last copy)
by Vladyslav Krasnoshchok and Sergiy Lebedynskyy
sold out -
Goosewalk - Collector's Edition II (book + print)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 140 -
Lo sceriffo e la moschea itinerante
by Nicolo Degiorgis
Euro 35 -
In Flagrante Two
by Chris Killip
sold out -
HOMOurban (signed + print - last copy)
by Imrich Veber
Euro 77 -
Pittsburgh 1950
by Elliott Erwitt
Euro 65
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Go (signed)
by Bruce Gilden
sold out -
Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
Arrivals and Departures (signed - last copy)
by Jacob Aue Sobol
sold out -
Jeddah Diary
by Olivia Arthur
sold out -
Think of Scotland (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 38.50 -
Wild Pigeon (signed)
by Carolyn Drake
sold out
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Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Mosquito (signed)
by Mitch Pinney
Euro 48.50 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Fotografie im Gespräch
by Anna Auer
sold out -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155
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-
Ashes and Snow: feather to fire
by Gregory Colbert
sold out -
Corviale
by Otto Hainzl
Euro 39.90 -
Hunter Grill (signed)
by Alexandre Christiaens
sold out -
Pecorino Calendar 2013
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
The Photography of Nature & The Nature of Photography
by Joan Fontcuberta
sold out -
Misao The Big Mama And Fukumaru The Cat
by Miyoko Ihara
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 »black and white« | >> see all
-
Chronicle (signed - last copy)
by Vladyslav Krasnoshchok and Sergiy Lebedynskyy
sold out -
Goosewalk - Collector's Edition II (book + print)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 140 -
Lo sceriffo e la moschea itinerante
by Nicolo Degiorgis
Euro 35 -
In Flagrante Two
by Chris Killip
sold out -
HOMOurban (signed + print - last copy)
by Imrich Veber
Euro 77 -
Pittsburgh 1950
by Elliott Erwitt
Euro 65
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Go (signed)
by Bruce Gilden
sold out -
Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
Arrivals and Departures (signed - last copy)
by Jacob Aue Sobol
sold out -
Jeddah Diary
by Olivia Arthur
sold out -
Think of Scotland (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 38.50 -
Wild Pigeon (signed)
by Carolyn Drake
sold out
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Mosquito (signed)
by Mitch Pinney
Euro 48.50 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Fotografie im Gespräch
by Anna Auer
sold out -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Ashes and Snow: feather to fire
by Gregory Colbert
sold out -
Corviale
by Otto Hainzl
Euro 39.90 -
Hunter Grill (signed)
by Alexandre Christiaens
sold out -
Pecorino Calendar 2013
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
The Photography of Nature & The Nature of Photography
by Joan Fontcuberta
sold out -
Misao The Big Mama And Fukumaru The Cat
by Miyoko Ihara
sold out
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com
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 »black and white« | >> see all
-
Chronicle (signed - last copy)
by Vladyslav Krasnoshchok and Sergiy Lebedynskyy
sold out -
Goosewalk - Collector's Edition II (book + print)
by Regina Anzenberger
Euro 140 -
Lo sceriffo e la moschea itinerante
by Nicolo Degiorgis
Euro 35 -
In Flagrante Two
by Chris Killip
sold out -
HOMOurban (signed + print - last copy)
by Imrich Veber
Euro 77 -
Pittsburgh 1950
by Elliott Erwitt
Euro 65
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Go (signed)
by Bruce Gilden
sold out -
Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
Arrivals and Departures (signed - last copy)
by Jacob Aue Sobol
sold out -
Jeddah Diary
by Olivia Arthur
sold out -
Think of Scotland (signed)
by Martin Parr
Euro 38.50 -
Wild Pigeon (signed)
by Carolyn Drake
sold out
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Mosquito (signed)
by Mitch Pinney
Euro 48.50 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
Fotografie im Gespräch
by Anna Auer
sold out -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Ashes and Snow: feather to fire
by Gregory Colbert
sold out -
Corviale
by Otto Hainzl
Euro 39.90 -
Hunter Grill (signed)
by Alexandre Christiaens
sold out -
Pecorino Calendar 2013
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 49 -
The Photography of Nature & The Nature of Photography
by Joan Fontcuberta
sold out -
Misao The Big Mama And Fukumaru The Cat
by Miyoko Ihara
sold out
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com