stuart franklin captures a poignant tribute to leonard cohen
2014-11-10 17:45
Dear Leonard, produced in collaboration with New York-based publisher Silas Finch, contains 32 silver gelatin prints by Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin
大多数人只会寄一张卡片。但是,如果你是一个万能摄影师,你的奉献者就像斯图尔特·富兰克林的作品一样深刻,你想要给一些特别的东西。莱昂纳德科恩-诗人,词曲作者,加拿大人,迟钝的智慧和破碎的心-最近80岁。富兰克林送给科恩一本书,一本他特别写的书。
与纽约出版商SilasFinch合作制作的“亲爱的伦纳德”中包含了32张富兰克林照片的银明胶版画,其中一些来自档案馆,还有一些专为这本书拍摄。每一张图片都有一首科恩的抒情诗-“你的头发就像一场沉睡的金色风暴”,例如,波特兰的活版印刷机和活页夹罗里·斯帕克斯用透明的洋红手工印出你的头发。目前只出版了25本这本书,只有15本提供给公众,费用为2 250美元。
富兰克林是Magnum的前总裁,他于20世纪70年代末在“星期日泰晤士报”开始了他的职业生涯,然后搬到了法国的摄影公司Sygman。他在贝鲁特、北爱尔兰、加沙和斯里兰卡工作,并在天安门广场起义期间拍摄了一系列标志性照片。近20年来,他也为“国家地理”拍摄,他最近的工作更关注景观和根除景观。在这一切中,富兰克林一直在听莱纳德·科恩的话。
这对于富兰克林来说是一个多么私人的项目,这一点在给科恩的一封信中已经清楚了,这封信的副本被装在书、信封和所有的东西上。富兰克林在1969年第一次听到科恩的音乐,那是他13岁的时候,也就是他母亲自杀的那年。书中有一幅画暗示着他母亲的去世。
富兰克林说,科恩的音乐是“减轻心理创伤的姑息疗法”。科恩还启发了富兰克林的流浪欲望,使他环游世界。“亲爱的伦纳德”、“我是个傻瓜,但我认为我能治愈它”和悉尼歌剧院(“我们的脚步永远都是押韵的”)都有镜头。为这本书拍摄的一张照片是科恩最著名的主题“苏珊娜”(Suzanne),这是一尊经典的裸体女神像,她和妻子在南非开普敦以北的柏格河(BergRiver)散步时发现了这尊雕像。
富兰克林说,科恩的歌词总是模棱两可。他们开辟了空间。这就是我想用我的照片做的。“
Each image has a Leonard Cohen lyric running across it – 'Are your lessons done?', for instance
Franklin presented the tome to Cohen on the occasion of the songwriter's 80th birthday
'Cohen's lyrics are always ambiguous,' says Franklin. 'They open up space. And that is what I want to do with my photography'
Each image was letterpress-printed by hand in transparent magenta by Portland-based letterpress printer and edition binder Rory Sparks
Some of the photographs were plucked from Franklin's archives, while others were shot exclusively for the book. Photography: Stuart Franklin
One shot taken especially for the book is of Cohen's best-known subject 'Suzanne', a classical statue of a female nude found while walking with his wife along the Berg River, north of Cape Town, South Africa. Photography: Stuart Franklin
Only 25 copies of the book are being made and only 15 are being made available to the public
Just how personal a project this is for Franklin is made clear in a letter to Cohen, a copy of which is mounted in the book, envelope and all
Franklin borrowed lyrics from Cohen's 'The Old Revolution'...
...while 'Through a hole in the air' alludes to the Canadian songwriter's 1992 tune, 'Democracy'. Photography: Stuart Franklin
keywords:leonard Cohen, stuart franklin, contemporary photography
关键词:伦纳德·科恩,斯图尔特·富兰克林,当代摄影
大多数人只会寄一张卡片。但是,如果你是一个万能摄影师,你的奉献者就像斯图尔特·富兰克林的作品一样深刻,你想要给一些特别的东西。莱纳德·科恩-诗人,词曲作者,加拿大人,风趣和破碎的听觉.
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