Signed; Gregory Crewdson - Beneath The Roses [First Edition] - 2008

Rare signed copy by Gregory Crewdson on the title page. 140 pages in large format (30 cm x 42 cm). 50 color photographs printed full-bleed on the recto only; pages 111 to 135 of the final chapter "Production material" are also illustrated in color, text in English by Russell Bnaks. Sturdy hardcover binding with illustrated dust jacket. In excellent condition, near new.

Considered one of the greatest representatives of staged photography, Gregory Crewdson has sketched the portrait of deep America, confined to the intermediate spaces of human-scale towns, an America with wide-open eyes to the lights of a dream exhausted, already out of breath, already dilapidated. His photographs, staged with cinema techniques, assemble fragments of a twilight world, populated by the neutral faces of his protagonists, frozen like ruins that ignore themselves in a present cracked by the oracle-like manifestations of imperceptible decompositions.

The final chapter "Production material" illustrates the entire process of staging these photographs, notably the particular lighting setup.

Exemplary in excellent condition, near new except for a tiny impact mark at the bottom of the spine (see photo). A book from my personal collection kept with the utmost care. Shipped protected with reinforced packaging and tracked international shipping guaranteed. For multiple purchases, the option of grouped shipping with reimbursement of any excess postage paid via PayPal.

2.150 kg. excluding packaging