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Firelight

by Amy Friend

Photographs: Amy Friend

Publisher: L'Artiere

80 pages

Year: 2025

ISBN: 979-12-809782-26

Price: 77 €

Comments: Curated by Laura Serani, Design by Gianni Giulianelli. Size: 16.5 x 24 cm, Four color printing. Laser cut paper; French Binding; presented in a clothbound box. English.

Firelight by Amy Friend is a captivating photographic collection that breathes new life into vintage photographs from the 1920s to the 1940s. Sourced from family albums, online finds, and market discoveries, these images are reimagined through Friend’s artistic vision. The series, titled “Dare alla Luce”—Italian for “to bring to the light”—embodies a dual meaning of illumination and birth. By introducing delicate perforations and backlighting, Friend transforms these historical moments into ethereal scenes where figures and landscapes are adorned with luminous patterns, evoking a sense of magic and nostalgia. This interplay of light and shadow invites viewers to reflect on the transient nature of time, memory, and existence. Firelight is presented in a meticulously crafted volume, featuring laser-cut paper and French binding, all encased in a clothbound box. This edition is a testament to the fusion of past and present, art and artifact.

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Firelight

by Amy Friend

Photographs: Amy Friend

Publisher: L'Artiere

80 pages

Year: 2025

ISBN: 979-12-809782-26

Price: 77 €

Comments: Curated by Laura Serani, Design by Gianni Giulianelli. Size: 16.5 x 24 cm, Four color printing. Laser cut paper; French Binding; presented in a clothbound box. English.

Firelight by Amy Friend is a captivating photographic collection that breathes new life into vintage photographs from the 1920s to the 1940s. Sourced from family albums, online finds, and market discoveries, these images are reimagined through Friend’s artistic vision. The series, titled “Dare alla Luce”—Italian for “to bring to the light”—embodies a dual meaning of illumination and birth. By introducing delicate perforations and backlighting, Friend transforms these historical moments into ethereal scenes where figures and landscapes are adorned with luminous patterns, evoking a sense of magic and nostalgia. This interplay of light and shadow invites viewers to reflect on the transient nature of time, memory, and existence. Firelight is presented in a meticulously crafted volume, featuring laser-cut paper and French binding, all encased in a clothbound box. This edition is a testament to the fusion of past and present, art and artifact.

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