Shaped after a tale

Title: Shaped after a tale

Photographer/s: Clara Prioux

Date of publication: 2011

Place of publication: Strasbourg

Dimensions: 13,7 x 19,4 cm

Edition size: 40

Type of binding: Saddle stitch

Number of pages: 12

Type of paper: Light blue iridescent paper, 210g

Number of pictures: 20

Type of printing: laser

Publisher: Clara Prioux

Designer: Clara Prioux

Editor: Clara Prioux

Language: English

Category: Artist book

Price: 20€

Summary: Derived from a local legend, the männele is a traditional Alsacian pastry that is only found in bakeries at Christmas time. Their making comes from one tradition, in homage to a tale without images. But after four years of seeing them pop up with winter in the region, what struck me was the variety of interpretations, applications of one single concept. These hand made pastries are presented in a variety of shapes that make each item a different interpretation of the original tale. And each one of them is true. They are all equally valid, as monstrous as some may seem. There can be no hierarchy, no interpretation can be closer to the original, as there is none, but only a concept living in each of our minds. Only exists different levels of tradition.
On each spread are shown two männele from a same bakery. There are twenty männele in total, coming from ten bakeries.

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: 5/5/1989, France

Website: www.claraprioux.com

Book link: http://www.claraprioux.com/2011/01/butcher-story-20-maneles-bought-in.html

Donated by: Clara Prioux

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The Indie Photobook Library is TWO!

This past weekend, the Indie Photobook Library celebrated its 2nd Anniversary. Thank you to all the photographers/artists/bookmakers that have made the collection what it is today! I’d also like to thank Advisory Board members Darius Himes, Andy Adams, Shane Lavalette, and Gabe Reed and all the venues that have welcomed the iPL. In the last two years, the collection has grown to almost 1000 books. The iPL continues to promote and showcase the books in the collection through international pop-up and feature-length exhibitions, articles, conferences, guest lectures, and also preserves them as a non-circulating public library. Having a specific collection dedicated to this contemporary movement in publishing allows for the development of future discourse on trends in self-publishing, the ability to reflect on and compare books in the collection, and for scholarly research to be conducted years, decades, and centuries to come. I am looking forward to continuing the iPL mission.

Cheers,
Larissa Leclair
Founder, Indie Photobook Library


“…the Indie Photobook Library is fast becoming one of Washington’s more interesting small collections.” – Mark Jenkins, Washington Post Express, November 9, 2011


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