{"product_id":"mitch-epstein-rocks-and-clouds-hardcover","title":"Mitch Epstein: Rocks and Clouds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMitch Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eSusan Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRyan Spencer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his newest series, Mitch Epstein investigates permanence and impermanence by photographing rocks that last millions of years and clouds that evaporate before our eyes. These large-format black-and-white pictures, taken in New York City, examine society's complex relationship to nature, a theme Epstein has explored in previous work, such as his acclaimed tree pictures. \"While laid up with a ruptured Achilles tendon, I wrestled with the passage of time, which suddenly felt palpable; read Robert Smithson; and reconsidered the inextricability of nature and human society,\" Epstein notes. \"All this led me to photograph rocks and clouds in the city.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe way the sky and ground can mirror one another intrigued ancient Chinese painters, as well as Smithson and the Surrealists, all of whom inspired this project. Here, Epstein draws attention to the sculptural quality of New York City's clouds, bedrock and architecture--which, at its most elemental, is made from rock. Cloud wedges engulf a cargo ship, buildings recall Constructivist paintings and boulders are imposing elders in the middle of a park or sidewalk. \u003ci\u003eRocks and Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e suggests society's inability to control time and tame nature. While it seems impossible to make a fresh picture of New York, Epstein gives us a surprising portrait of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pioneer of 1970s color photography, \u003cb\u003eMitch Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e has photographed the human engagement with the landscape for the past 40 years. Epstein has won numerous awards including the Prix Pictet, the Berlin Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He has recorded the cultural and physical evolution of the United States from 1973 to the present in his Steidl books \u003ci\u003eFamily Business\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eRecreation\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Power\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 14.6 x 12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769726763296,"sku":"9783958291607","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89c59fd29ada6e0185b3e578fbd19d5b.webp?v=1780354730","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mitch-epstein-rocks-and-clouds-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}