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.
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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 (last copy - second printing)
by Trent Parke
Euro 250
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Collections Volume 1
by Clara Steele
Euro 22 -
Promises To Keep
by Max Pam
sold out -
Mosquito (signed)
by Mitch Pinney
Euro 48.50 -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155 -
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out
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Caffè d'Italia
by Christina & Toni Anzenberger-Fink
Euro 34.90 -
Reverse series #1: Someone speak for me
by Pasquale Autiero & Frederico Azevedo
Euro 19 -
Die Sahraouis
by Christine de Grancy
Euro 60 -
Trees (signed)
by Raghu Rai
sold out -
Asylum of the Birds (signed)
by Roger Ballen
sold out -
We are dogs!
by Jaka Babnik
sold out
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Animal Farm (signed)
by Daniel Naude
Euro 95 -
Pecorino Calendar 2008
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Proverbs (last copy)
by Gregori Maiofis
Euro 88 -
One Picture Book 91: Lion King (signed + print)
by Katy Grannan
Euro 45 -
Girl Plays with Snake
by Clare Strand
Euro 38.50 -
Domesticated (signed)
by Amy Stein
Euro 50
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à propos de Paris
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume II (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
sold out -
The Decisive Moment (last copy)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
sold out -
I, Tokyo
by Jacob Aue Sobol
Euro 135 -
Go (signed)
by Bruce Gilden
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Up and Down Peachtree Photographs of Atlanta (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
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 (last copy - second printing)
by Trent Parke
Euro 250
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Collections Volume 1
by Clara Steele
Euro 22 -
Promises To Keep
by Max Pam
sold out -
Mosquito (signed)
by Mitch Pinney
Euro 48.50 -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155 -
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
Caffè d'Italia
by Christina & Toni Anzenberger-Fink
Euro 34.90 -
Reverse series #1: Someone speak for me
by Pasquale Autiero & Frederico Azevedo
Euro 19 -
Die Sahraouis
by Christine de Grancy
Euro 60 -
Trees (signed)
by Raghu Rai
sold out -
Asylum of the Birds (signed)
by Roger Ballen
sold out -
We are dogs!
by Jaka Babnik
sold out
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Animal Farm (signed)
by Daniel Naude
Euro 95 -
Pecorino Calendar 2008
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Proverbs (last copy)
by Gregori Maiofis
Euro 88 -
One Picture Book 91: Lion King (signed + print)
by Katy Grannan
Euro 45 -
Girl Plays with Snake
by Clare Strand
Euro 38.50 -
Domesticated (signed)
by Amy Stein
Euro 50
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
à propos de Paris
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume II (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
sold out -
The Decisive Moment (last copy)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
sold out -
I, Tokyo
by Jacob Aue Sobol
Euro 135 -
Go (signed)
by Bruce Gilden
sold out -
Up and Down Peachtree Photographs of Atlanta (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
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 (last copy - second printing)
by Trent Parke
Euro 250
more books tagged »Australian« | >> see all
-
Collections Volume 1
by Clara Steele
Euro 22 -
Promises To Keep
by Max Pam
sold out -
Mosquito (signed)
by Mitch Pinney
Euro 48.50 -
East London Swimmers (Photo Book 2)
by Madeleine Waller
sold out -
Phenomena (signed)
by Morganna Magee
Euro 155 -
Promises To Keep (signed)
by Max Pam
sold out
more books tagged »black and white« | >> see all
-
Caffè d'Italia
by Christina & Toni Anzenberger-Fink
Euro 34.90 -
Reverse series #1: Someone speak for me
by Pasquale Autiero & Frederico Azevedo
Euro 19 -
Die Sahraouis
by Christine de Grancy
Euro 60 -
Trees (signed)
by Raghu Rai
sold out -
Asylum of the Birds (signed)
by Roger Ballen
sold out -
We are dogs!
by Jaka Babnik
sold out
more books tagged »animals« | >> see all
-
Animal Farm (signed)
by Daniel Naude
Euro 95 -
Pecorino Calendar 2008
by Toni Anzenberger
Euro 95 -
Proverbs (last copy)
by Gregori Maiofis
Euro 88 -
One Picture Book 91: Lion King (signed + print)
by Katy Grannan
Euro 45 -
Girl Plays with Snake
by Clare Strand
Euro 38.50 -
Domesticated (signed)
by Amy Stein
Euro 50
more books tagged »magnum photographer« | >> see all
-
à propos de Paris
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
sold out -
The Photobook: A History Volume II (pre-order)
by Martin Parr & Gerry Badger
sold out -
The Decisive Moment (last copy)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
sold out -
I, Tokyo
by Jacob Aue Sobol
Euro 135 -
Go (signed)
by Bruce Gilden
sold out -
Up and Down Peachtree Photographs of Atlanta (signed - last copy)
by Martin Parr
sold out
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com