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
Euro 60
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Paris + (signed)
by Daido Moriyama
sold out -
Hartlepool 1960s
by John Bulmer
Euro 9.50 -
tragedy of a venus 1975
by Sanja Iveković
Euro 25 -
site / cloud (signed)
by Daisuke Yokota
sold out -
Beryl Chen (signed)
by Rene Groebli
Euro 55 -
An Invented World
by Paolo Ventura
Euro 25
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Night Procession (signed)
by Stephen Gill
Euro 69 -
Amelia und die Tiere
by Robin Schwartz
sold out -
Misao The Big Mama And Fukumaru The Cat
by Miyoko Ihara
sold out -
Tokyo Parrots (signed)
by Yoshinori Mizutani
sold out -
Pecorino (signed - last copy)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 250 -
Image Tsunami (signed)
by Erik Kessels
Euro 29
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Zine Collection N°14: Nippon (signed+print)
by Emmanuel Angelicas
Euro 44 35.20 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
Euro 18 -
Fotografie im Gespräch
by Anna Auer
sold out -
Promises To Keep (last copy)
by Max Pam
Euro 50 -
Zine Collection N°1: The Downtown East (signed+print)
by Claire Martin
sold out
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
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Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
Εισβολή Πράγα 68 (Invasion Prague 68) - first Greek edition
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Farewell to Bosnia
by Gilles Peress
sold out -
Cycl'es
by Ilkka Uimonen
Euro 45 -
Wall
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Gathered Leaves (signed - last copies)
by Alec Soth
sold out
A collector's choice by 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
Euro 60
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
Paris + (signed)
by Daido Moriyama
sold out -
Hartlepool 1960s
by John Bulmer
Euro 9.50 -
tragedy of a venus 1975
by Sanja Iveković
Euro 25 -
site / cloud (signed)
by Daisuke Yokota
sold out -
Beryl Chen (signed)
by Rene Groebli
Euro 55 -
An Invented World
by Paolo Ventura
Euro 25
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Night Procession (signed)
by Stephen Gill
Euro 69 -
Amelia und die Tiere
by Robin Schwartz
sold out -
Misao The Big Mama And Fukumaru The Cat
by Miyoko Ihara
sold out -
Tokyo Parrots (signed)
by Yoshinori Mizutani
sold out -
Pecorino (signed - last copy)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 250 -
Image Tsunami (signed)
by Erik Kessels
Euro 29
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Zine Collection N°14: Nippon (signed+print)
by Emmanuel Angelicas
Euro 44 35.20 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
Euro 18 -
Fotografie im Gespräch
by Anna Auer
sold out -
Promises To Keep (last copy)
by Max Pam
Euro 50 -
Zine Collection N°1: The Downtown East (signed+print)
by Claire Martin
sold out
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
Εισβολή Πράγα 68 (Invasion Prague 68) - first Greek edition
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Farewell to Bosnia
by Gilles Peress
sold out -
Cycl'es
by Ilkka Uimonen
Euro 45 -
Wall
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Gathered Leaves (signed - last copies)
by Alec Soth
sold out
A collector's choice by 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
Euro 60
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
Paris + (signed)
by Daido Moriyama
sold out -
Hartlepool 1960s
by John Bulmer
Euro 9.50 -
tragedy of a venus 1975
by Sanja Iveković
Euro 25 -
site / cloud (signed)
by Daisuke Yokota
sold out -
Beryl Chen (signed)
by Rene Groebli
Euro 55 -
An Invented World
by Paolo Ventura
Euro 25
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Night Procession (signed)
by Stephen Gill
Euro 69 -
Amelia und die Tiere
by Robin Schwartz
sold out -
Misao The Big Mama And Fukumaru The Cat
by Miyoko Ihara
sold out -
Tokyo Parrots (signed)
by Yoshinori Mizutani
sold out -
Pecorino (signed - last copy)
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 250 -
Image Tsunami (signed)
by Erik Kessels
Euro 29
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Zine Collection N°14: Nippon (signed+print)
by Emmanuel Angelicas
Euro 44 35.20 -
Supertourist (signed + print)
by Max Pam
sold out -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
Euro 18 -
Fotografie im Gespräch
by Anna Auer
sold out -
Promises To Keep (last copy)
by Max Pam
Euro 50 -
Zine Collection N°1: The Downtown East (signed+print)
by Claire Martin
sold out
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
Wales. Steel & Coal
by David Hurn
Euro 9.50 -
Εισβολή Πράγα 68 (Invasion Prague 68) - first Greek edition
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Farewell to Bosnia
by Gilles Peress
sold out -
Cycl'es
by Ilkka Uimonen
Euro 45 -
Wall
by Josef Koudelka
sold out -
Gathered Leaves (signed - last copies)
by Alec Soth
sold out
A collector's choice by josefchladek.com