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I Thought you knew where all of the elephants lie down

Title: I Thought you knew where all of the elephants lie down

Photographer/s: André Príncipe

Date of publication: 2010

Place of publication: Lisbon, Portugal

Dimensions: 235×340 mm

Edition size: 300

Type of binding: Softcover, Stapled

Number of pages: 48

Number of pictures: 23

Type of printing: Offset 4 Colors

Printer: Guide – Artes Gráficas, Lisboa

Publisher: Pierre von Kleist editions

Designer: José Pedro Cortes/André Príncipe

Editor: José Pedro Cortes/André Príncipe

ISBN: 978-972-99825-5-2

Price: 20 Euros

Summary:

In his second book designed as a classical music score, Príncipe continues his exploration of photography as a way of knowing reality.
The book has a strong narrative feeling, with two distinctive parts; a very precise sequence of images of girls and animals is followed by a hazy, dreamlike worldview.
With its Leonard Cohen line title, I thought you knew where all of the elephants lie down is an existentialist travelogue that defies the idea that there are pots of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: Porto, Portugal, 1976

Book link: http://www.pierrevonkleist.com/ithought.html

Donated by: Pierre von Kleist editions

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Published on April 30, 2011 7:02 pm.
Filed under: Books Tags: Andre Principe, Pierre von Kleist editions, Portugal

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