Katharina Bosse: Surface Tension

Hamburg, Germany: Kruse, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Katharina Bosse. Stiff glassine wrapper, tape-repaired, and with an additional short, closed tear, over a virtually As New condition pictorial cover, with a single small ding along upper top edge, to this arresting, provocative array of glossy, erotic photography. First edition, first printing. Photographs by Katharina Bosse. Texts (in English and German) by Neal Leach and Reinhold Misselbeck. 112 pp., with 157 full-color plates. Measures 12 1/2" x 9 1/4" in height and width, respectively. From the publisher: "The antinomian forces of the mundane and the bizarre find a delicate balance in Surface Tension, photographer Katharina Bosse's first monograph. This New York-based, German-born artist's work is a striking meditation on public space, private speculation, identity, and desire. Her cleverly surreal work consists of individual portraits as well as images of vacant interiors. In her portraits, Bosse's unwavering attention to her subjects' exterior presentation renders irrelevant traditional distinctions between documentary, art, and fashion photography. Her subjects present themselves voluntarily, addressing themselves to the camera while at the same time keeping certain things concealed." 112 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.