Not for everyone but an interesting project for those who feel a pull. Its 264 pages are a testament to Vervaeke's commitment to his idea, ad infinitum. The book is both airily conceptual and rooted in our mortality, repetitive and full of countless beautiful details. As the faces fade further, anonymity returns and once again we become part of nature.Ad infinitum." The fading images reference mortality of human life, and the limitations of our impact. The clear images make us want to connect, understand, and know the strangers and their stories. When flipped through quickly, the images run together seamlessly.Īs Vervaeke writes, "The portrait series in the book exposes both the strength of the individual face and the perishable nature of the individual human body. This book presents a selection from over 1000 photographs of portraits. A remarkable story of a mother and daughters reunions after the daughters. Commissioned by Kris Vervaeke, photographer, Singapore. The book underscores the latter by containing no names, no dates, no external referents. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. At the same time, we find repetition, anonymity and abstraction. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin by Ostler, Nicholas Paperback Book The Fast at the best. On the one hand, we find endless individuality and variety - no two faces are ever the same and their individual patterns of decay are fascinating. In Ad Infinitum, Nicholas Ostler examines the reasons why Latin made such a long-lasting impact on language, and how it managed to stay alive for two. After hundreds of pictures, two contradictory patterns emerge. Vervaeke's focus is on our relationship with human faces. Ad Infinitum is a selection of over 1,000 pictures which Kris Vervaeke took from the portraits found on tombstones in Hong Kong.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |