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Imitation of Lives

Title: Imitation of Lives

Photographer/s: Judith Erwes

Date of publication: January 20th 2011

Place of publication: United Kingdom

Dimensions: 205mm x 205mm

Edition size: 500

Type of binding: Photograph on front, title/text on the back, Singer-sewn spine

Number of pages: 32

Type of paper: Four colour offset 100% Recycled stock

Number of pictures: 21

Type of printing: Typeface by COLOPHON

Printer: Artquarters Press

Publisher: Duke Press

Designer: Ryan Todd for Duke Press

Editor: Judith Erwes, Ryan Tood

Language: English

ISBN: 9780956748119

Category: photography art book

Price: 12£

Summary: Imitation of Lives is a collection of 20 constructed images created as a homage to wedding photographs from the late seventies and early eighties. Each image is an entirely staged interpretation of events. The photographs focus heavily on individual characters and carefully arranged visual adornment that enforces the illusion of reality.

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: July 5th 1977,Germany

Website: www.unpatient.com

Book link: http://www.dukepress.co.uk/publications/imitation-of-lives/index.html

Donated by: Judith Erwes

Published on June 15, 2011 1:07 pm.
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