Overview
In this collection of self-portraits Arno Rafael Minkkinen incorporates his own nude body into a range of isolated settings, emphasizing its bond to the natural world. Whether rooted to the ground like an aspen or emerging from a smooth bank of snow, he contorts himself to merge with the contours of the landscape. An essay that explores his relationship to the camera as both photographer and subject discusses how photography can merge past and future, as well as individual bodies with the earth, sea, and even air.
Synopsis
In this collection of self-portraits Arno Rafael Minkkinen incorporates his own nude body into a range of isolated settings, emphasizing its bond to the natural world. Whether rooted to the ground like an aspen or emerging from a smooth bank of snow, he contorts himself to merge with the contours of the landscape. An essay that explores his relationship to the camera as both photographer and subject discusses how photography can merge past and future, as well as individual bodies with the earth, sea, and even air.
Booknews
A collection of self-portraits in which Minkkinen (photography, U. of Massachusetts-Lowell and U. of Helsinki) incorporates his own nude body into a range of isolated natural settings to represent his connection with the earth. In an accompanying essay he explores how photography can merge past and future as well as individual bodies with the earth, sea, and air. The Italian original was published by Federico Motta Editore, Milan, in 1997. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)