The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer Cabin Edition
by Amani Willett
Photographs: Amani Willett
Publisher: Overlapse
128 pages
Pictures: 74 colour and black + white photographs
Year: 30 March 2019
ISBN: 9781999446819
Comments: CABIN EDITION Softcover, 14 x 18 cm portrait, Advanced PUR binding (near lay-flat), black fabric taped spine
A compact, rustic reprinting of The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer, ready to view fireside in that remote cabin in the woods! With a slightly revised edit from the original, the cabin edition includes three new images that continue the search for the elusive hermit Joseph.
A curious tale spun from the life of mysterious hermit Joseph Plummer, who lived in the woods of central New Hampshire in the late 1700s. Two centuries later an unsuspecting man purchased the mythical loner’s land and built a hideaway cabin for himself – only to discover the legend of Joseph lurking deep in the seclusion of the forest. This atmospheric photobook explores our human desire to escape and find peaceful solitude, far from the burdens and apparatus of modern society.
Exploring themes of history, place and mythology, Amani Willett’s photographs track the hermit’s overgrown trail through the land his family now owns. Willett’s father, unaware of the reclusive man who roamed the area nearly 200 years before him, acquired the deed 40 years ago with the intention of establishing a rustic retreat.
Upon learning of Plummer’s existence, Willett endeavoured to photograph a fragmented narrative amidst the same landscape he once inhabited. He scoured local archives to find first-hand written accounts describing the hermit’s character, as well as personal effects which appear in the book. Adding to the visual journey are historical portrait and landscape images from the region that inspired Willett’s physical intervention in the form of destructive applique and collage.
The resulting work mirrors the past while keeping Plummer’s unknowable history intact. It also reveals how the hermit’s existence still resonates today – not only as a constant counterpoint to our fast-paced, technology-driven times – but in conjuring the same romanticised allure that tempts new generations to also venture off-grid.
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The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer Cabin Edition
by Amani Willett
Photographs: Amani Willett
Publisher: Overlapse
128 pages
Pictures: 74 colour and black + white photographs
Year: 30 March 2019
ISBN: 9781999446819
Comments: CABIN EDITION Softcover, 14 x 18 cm portrait, Advanced PUR binding (near lay-flat), black fabric taped spine
A compact, rustic reprinting of The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer, ready to view fireside in that remote cabin in the woods! With a slightly revised edit from the original, the cabin edition includes three new images that continue the search for the elusive hermit Joseph.
A curious tale spun from the life of mysterious hermit Joseph Plummer, who lived in the woods of central New Hampshire in the late 1700s. Two centuries later an unsuspecting man purchased the mythical loner’s land and built a hideaway cabin for himself – only to discover the legend of Joseph lurking deep in the seclusion of the forest. This atmospheric photobook explores our human desire to escape and find peaceful solitude, far from the burdens and apparatus of modern society.
Exploring themes of history, place and mythology, Amani Willett’s photographs track the hermit’s overgrown trail through the land his family now owns. Willett’s father, unaware of the reclusive man who roamed the area nearly 200 years before him, acquired the deed 40 years ago with the intention of establishing a rustic retreat.
Upon learning of Plummer’s existence, Willett endeavoured to photograph a fragmented narrative amidst the same landscape he once inhabited. He scoured local archives to find first-hand written accounts describing the hermit’s character, as well as personal effects which appear in the book. Adding to the visual journey are historical portrait and landscape images from the region that inspired Willett’s physical intervention in the form of destructive applique and collage.
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The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer Cabin Edition
by Amani Willett
Photographs: Amani Willett
Publisher: Overlapse
128 pages
Pictures: 74 colour and black + white photographs
Year: 30 March 2019
ISBN: 9781999446819
Comments: CABIN EDITION Softcover, 14 x 18 cm portrait, Advanced PUR binding (near lay-flat), black fabric taped spine
A compact, rustic reprinting of The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer, ready to view fireside in that remote cabin in the woods! With a slightly revised edit from the original, the cabin edition includes three new images that continue the search for the elusive hermit Joseph.
A curious tale spun from the life of mysterious hermit Joseph Plummer, who lived in the woods of central New Hampshire in the late 1700s. Two centuries later an unsuspecting man purchased the mythical loner’s land and built a hideaway cabin for himself – only to discover the legend of Joseph lurking deep in the seclusion of the forest. This atmospheric photobook explores our human desire to escape and find peaceful solitude, far from the burdens and apparatus of modern society.
Exploring themes of history, place and mythology, Amani Willett’s photographs track the hermit’s overgrown trail through the land his family now owns. Willett’s father, unaware of the reclusive man who roamed the area nearly 200 years before him, acquired the deed 40 years ago with the intention of establishing a rustic retreat.
Upon learning of Plummer’s existence, Willett endeavoured to photograph a fragmented narrative amidst the same landscape he once inhabited. He scoured local archives to find first-hand written accounts describing the hermit’s character, as well as personal effects which appear in the book. Adding to the visual journey are historical portrait and landscape images from the region that inspired Willett’s physical intervention in the form of destructive applique and collage.
The resulting work mirrors the past while keeping Plummer’s unknowable history intact. It also reveals how the hermit’s existence still resonates today – not only as a constant counterpoint to our fast-paced, technology-driven times – but in conjuring the same romanticised allure that tempts new generations to also venture off-grid.
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