Publisher's Description
The Other Face
Metamorphoses of the Photographic
Portrait
Edited by Cornelia Kemp and Susanne Witzgall
Bilingual edition in English and German
176 pages with approx 90 color and 90 black-and-white illustrations.
Hardcover. 9 '•, x 11 }., in. / 25 x 30 cm.
The human face has fascinated photographers and their
audiences ever since the medium's inception in the
19th century. And just as photography has changed
since its invention, so has the way in which the human
face is portrayed. Using the work of photography's great
pioneers to its contemporary innovators, this book
traces the stunning technical possibilities of camera
and film.
As subject matter, the human face is continually
manipulated through amazingly diverse aesthetic
strategies-playful, imaginative, provocative and even
subversive. Here nine brilliant essays focus on the
many techniques of rendering the photographic portrait
such as photocollage, multiple exposures, digitalization,
and animation. The book includes nearly 150 images
ranging from Francis Galton's composite pictures from
the 1880's, pictorialism at the turn of the century,
experiments by the avant-garde and subjective
photography of the post-war years to today's
synthesized photographs and interactive sculptures.
The book arranges the photographs into five thematic
sections, revealing how the act of reinventing the classic
image of the human face compels us to reexamine our
relationships with others and with life itself.
A selection of artists included:
Chuck Close, Anton Corbijn, David Hockney, Hannah
Hoch, Man Ray, Duane Michals, Stefan Moses, Louise
Noguchi, Nam June Paik, Gerhard Richter, Alexander Rodchenko, Edward Steichen, Andy Warhol
The Editors:
Cornelia Kemp studied art history, history and cultural
studies in Tubingen and Munich. Since 1991 she has
been a curator for photography and film at the
Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany. She is the
author of numerous publications on cultural history and
photography.
Susanne Witzgall studied art history, art education
and psychology and is currently Curator at the
Deutsches Museum in Munich. She specializes in art of
the aoth century and its relation to the natural sciences.