Will Santillo - La petite mort - 2011
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"La Petite Mort". Photos by Will Santillo, edited by and with foreword by Dian Hanson
This is the hardcover edition, with dust jacket and an "obi" (and not the softcover edition, which also exists)
First multilingual edition 2011 - 30 x 21 cm - Taschen - 210 pages - Hardcover with dust jacket and obi - Very good condition, with only some minor signs of wear on the dust jacket. The "obi" is fully intact and beautiful (see the attached photos).
The title means the little death, an euphemism for orgasm, but the women who exuberantly masturbate for the Toronto photographer Will Santillo in this book are one of the liveliest groups you will ever encounter. Santillo conceived the project 13 years ago to include a broad cross-section of women: from young to old, from slim to overweight, from perfect beauties to women who only became beautiful once seen through his lens. The only constant would be that each of them would decide and direct how they would reach an orgasm while he captured the moment.
From earlier projects with amateur subjects, Santillo had concluded that masturbation is a far more personal act than most sexual acts, because it happens almost exclusively in private. He wanted to reveal the diversity and creativity with which women approach self-stimulation, and portray the beauty of ordinary women in the grip of an orgasm—a beauty far richer than the male-oriented images in pornography.
Santillo says he seeks to reveal the hidden face of his models, and indeed, it is the faces that best convey the intensity of the reactions in these artistically explicit photos. These lush, sepia-toned images are framed by interviews by Dian Hanson with 37 of Santillo’s models. Their candid insights discuss overcoming inhibitions, giving in to exhibitionism, and achieving an orgasm for a stranger with a camera. For anyone curious about what the neighbor—or your own wife—gets up to in private life,
La Petite Mort is a breath of life.
The book is safely packed and shipped with track & trace."} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Seller's Story
Almost thirty years ago I started collecting comics and "Para BD" (silkscreens, postcards, original drawings, etc.), initially somewhat more general, later especially focused on Jean-Pierre Gibrat and François Bourgeon (of whom I own a large collection).
Lately my attention is turning more and more toward art and photography books.
In 2024 I decided to sell part of this collection, and these are the items you can find here on Catawiki.
I have always taken great care of all the items in my collection, and I continue to do so when shipping my sold items, so that you as a buyer can be satisfied with your purchase.
Don't hesitate if you have questions for me; I always try to respond quickly.
Good auction!
Translated by Google Translate"La Petite Mort". Photos by Will Santillo, edited by and with foreword by Dian Hanson
This is the hardcover edition, with dust jacket and an "obi" (and not the softcover edition, which also exists)
First multilingual edition 2011 - 30 x 21 cm - Taschen - 210 pages - Hardcover with dust jacket and obi - Very good condition, with only some minor signs of wear on the dust jacket. The "obi" is fully intact and beautiful (see the attached photos).
The title means the little death, an euphemism for orgasm, but the women who exuberantly masturbate for the Toronto photographer Will Santillo in this book are one of the liveliest groups you will ever encounter. Santillo conceived the project 13 years ago to include a broad cross-section of women: from young to old, from slim to overweight, from perfect beauties to women who only became beautiful once seen through his lens. The only constant would be that each of them would decide and direct how they would reach an orgasm while he captured the moment.
From earlier projects with amateur subjects, Santillo had concluded that masturbation is a far more personal act than most sexual acts, because it happens almost exclusively in private. He wanted to reveal the diversity and creativity with which women approach self-stimulation, and portray the beauty of ordinary women in the grip of an orgasm—a beauty far richer than the male-oriented images in pornography.
Santillo says he seeks to reveal the hidden face of his models, and indeed, it is the faces that best convey the intensity of the reactions in these artistically explicit photos. These lush, sepia-toned images are framed by interviews by Dian Hanson with 37 of Santillo’s models. Their candid insights discuss overcoming inhibitions, giving in to exhibitionism, and achieving an orgasm for a stranger with a camera. For anyone curious about what the neighbor—or your own wife—gets up to in private life,
La Petite Mort is a breath of life.
The book is safely packed and shipped with track & trace."} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }
Seller's Story
Almost thirty years ago I started collecting comics and "Para BD" (silkscreens, postcards, original drawings, etc.), initially somewhat more general, later especially focused on Jean-Pierre Gibrat and François Bourgeon (of whom I own a large collection).
Lately my attention is turning more and more toward art and photography books.
In 2024 I decided to sell part of this collection, and these are the items you can find here on Catawiki.
I have always taken great care of all the items in my collection, and I continue to do so when shipping my sold items, so that you as a buyer can be satisfied with your purchase.
Don't hesitate if you have questions for me; I always try to respond quickly.
Good auction!
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Number of books
1
Subject
Erotica, Photography
Book title
La petite mort
Author/ Illustrator
Will Santillo
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2011
Height
30 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
21 cm
Language
English, French, German
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Tashen
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
210
