Philip-Lorca Dicorcia

Streetwork

Original Edition First Edition

 

Streetwork. Photographs by Philip-Lorca DiCorcia. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, Centro de Fotografia, Salamanca, 1998. 72 pages. Oblong quarto. Stated first edition. Softcover. Stiff photo-illustrated wrappers. 24 color reproductions of sidewalk scenes from 10 cities worldwide, from Los Angeles to Odessa (Ukraine), from Barcelona to Tokyo. Notable for the photographer's own commentaries. Introduction by Jose Luis Brea. Includes biographical chronology and a short bibliography. Text in English and Spanish.

 

"DiCorcia photographed the street life in eight big American, European and Asian cities between 1996 and 1998. On the pavement he placed hidden lights, which lit up passers-by in a special way. His photos elevate the accidental poses, the unintended movements and insignificant facial expressions of the passers-by into a certain meaning. The scenes are like stills from a film on daily life, the city acting as decor. DiCorcia is a photographer who shows life's dilemmas in a metropolis: isolated individuals disappearing into the masses. His photos lift a few out of the crowd. However, by using the city's name as the title of the photo he places the passers-by back into the city's anonymity."--Noorderlicht Photofestival, 1999

 

Very good. Light edgewear. Diagonal crease to the front cover through the D in Dicorcia to the bottom edge. Scratches and scuff marks. Now mylar protected. Internally, embossed personal stamp to the half title page. Impression of a paper clip to the top edge of the title page and to pages five through 7 of the text. Tanning to page edges. Clean and tight. 

 

Scarce original edition.