Curated Bodies
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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A landmark work in art photography and visual culture, Curated Bodies presents the celebrated photographic practice of Polixeni Papapetrou, an Australian artist renowned for her haunting and psychologically rich imagery of children. The collection chronicles her evolving body of work, in which masked, costumed, and theatrically staged young figures inhabit dreamlike, liminal spaces that blur the boundaries between innocence and experience, play and ritual. Drawing on influences ranging from art history and folklore to cultural theory, Papapetrou's images argue that childhood is not a simple state of being but a complex, constructed performance shaped by society, memory, and imagination. The tone throughout is quietly unsettling yet deeply contemplative, inviting sustained reflection on identity, representation, and the adult gaze directed at children. Richly illustrated and accompanied by critical essays, this monograph stands as an essential reference for collectors, scholars, and admirers of contemporary Australian art.
Author: Polixeni Papapetrou
Format: Paperback
Published: 1996, Centre for Contemporary Photography
Genre: Photography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work in art photography and visual culture, Curated Bodies presents the celebrated photographic practice of Polixeni Papapetrou, an Australian artist renowned for her haunting and psychologically rich imagery of children. The collection chronicles her evolving body of work, in which masked, costumed, and theatrically staged young figures inhabit dreamlike, liminal spaces that blur the boundaries between innocence and experience, play and ritual. Drawing on influences ranging from art history and folklore to cultural theory, Papapetrou's images argue that childhood is not a simple state of being but a complex, constructed performance shaped by society, memory, and imagination. The tone throughout is quietly unsettling yet deeply contemplative, inviting sustained reflection on identity, representation, and the adult gaze directed at children. Richly illustrated and accompanied by critical essays, this monograph stands as an essential reference for collectors, scholars, and admirers of contemporary Australian art.