I was finally able to get to the new Photographer's Gallery for the late night times after work on Thursday to see the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize. I have to say this year I was a little underwhelmed by the exhibition. Firstly I am not a huge fan of John Stezaker, whose work I seem to have seen everywhere this year and secondly, I just found the work rather uninspiring... apart from, that is, Rinko Kawauchi's who was nominated for her publication Illuminance. Thee result of both commissions and personal projects, Illuminance spans fifteen years of Kawauchi's practice. Using a soft palette of colours, masterful composition and editing skills, her images evoke moments of dreams, memory and temporality. It is also one of those very rare finds, where the book is actually more stunning than the prints displayed in the exhibition themselves. I immediately had to buy it, draining my limited funds (I'm currently undertaking in an unpaid internship and only have one day a weeks worth of Costa Coffee earnings to live off) but I don't care. The book is utterly breathtaking and well worth every penny. Kawauchi's ability to turn the mundane into the extraordinary (sorry for the cliche but it's the truth) is poetic. The book gives beauty to themes of life, death and the everyday, a wide range for one photographer. Enjoy some of my many favourites from the publication below.
P.P.S Own photography post will follow soon too! (I promise)
