Corpus
Alejandra Figueroa
Afterword by Philippe Sollers
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| ‘Not since Hermione’s ‘statue’ breathed in ‘The Winter’s Tale’ have stone and skin been so easily mistaken ... wonderful’ | | – The Independent on Sunday |
| ‘Moody, sensual and lit with subtlety, these ancient figures start to breathe again through her watchful lens ... Youth, beauty, tragedy, love, old age and innocence – it’s all there’ | | – Black & White Photography |
This is the first major monograph on the photography of
Alejandra Figueroa.
Figueroa follows in a double tradition: that of great painters and that of great photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Sebastião Salgado. This breathtaking collection of photographs of statues from the world’s greatest museums – exquisitely reproduced in quadratone printing – captures every nuance of flesh and exalts every detail of the human body.
Her gaze is entirely without voyeurism, guided simply by a will to see; always balanced, always calm and always passionate.
Alejandra Figueroa's highly acclaimed work has appeared in exhibitions and galleries worldwide.
Philippe Sollers is a prolific novelist, writer and editor. His book Illuminations won the Prix Montaigne in 2003.
Also of interest:
The Body: Photoworks of the Human Form
The Century of the Body: 100 Photoworks 1900-2000
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