Neuware -This book combines photography and literature ina unique project. Over a period of fifteen years, photographerAlexander von Reiswitz captured randomlyselected people, who happened to be in the same placeat the same time, as fictional families in staged familyportraits. These encounters, photographed across variouscountries and cultures on four continents, inspired new fictional narratives. Renowned authors were invitedto create stories based on the photographs, inventingimaginary familial relationships and destinies for theportrayed individuals. At the heart of the project is therole of coincidence, which determines so much, afterall-not least what we call the right moment, the instantthat in photography produces remarkable snapshots,and in life brings people together or causes them to justmiss each other.Alexander von Reiswitz (\*1965 in M�laga) lives and works asa photographer and architect in Berlin. His projects featuring'studio animal portraits,' such as Zoogestalten and Animal Stars,have been exhibited in numerous shows worldwide. 224 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

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Title: Alexander von Reiswitz: Catching Strangers. The Family Constellation Project - Inszenierte Portr�ts & Geschichten �ber Familie, Identit�t und Zufall
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag Gmbh Apr 2025
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3775759468
ISBN 13: 9783775759465
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 301 millimeters width by 268 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
Weight: 1644 grams

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Deriving fictional family narratives from posed groups of strangers, von Reiswitz produces remarkable snapshots that capture the role of coincidence in our lives

Over 15 years, Berlin-based Spanish photographer Alexander von Reiswitz (born 1965) captured randomly selected people as fictional families in staged portraits. Authors then created stories based on the photographs, inventing imaginary familial relationships and destinies for the portrayed individuals.

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