Dispossession

This series of photographs by Lynn Stern is a striking meditation on mortality. Skulls, death masks, and other images are initially shocking, but also mysteriously inviting. Stern's strong identification with her subjects makes for an unambiguous and powerful study in the fragility of being. Spectacularly reproduced with rich tritone reproductions, Dispossession is a profound, intellectually rigorous work and an essential addition to every fine collection.