Paolo Roversi: On Birds (Des oiseaux)

Owls and hawks pose with distinction and elegance in the hushed studio space of fashion photographer Paolo Roversi. Time appears to stand still: shimmering in purplish tones or almost patinated old gold, Roversi's birds reveal all their grace in almost painterly portraits. Roversi offers us a new perspective on these creatures – as artistic models. The book includes a text by Chiara Bardelli Nonino on the Polaroid medium, and an essay by ornithologist Guilhem Lesaffre. Critic and curator Chiara Bardelli Nonino's reflection evokes the dreamlike power of the Polaroid medium, while Guilhem Lesaffre's piece invites us to discover the history of the different species of birds living in interaction with man, from carrier pigeons to cormorants assisting fishermen, not forgetting falconry birds trained for hunting.
ISBN 9782365113861. Atelier EXB. hb. 88 pages. 37 colour ills. 20.5 x 26 cm.
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