Paul Graham - A Shimmer of Possibility (12 Books Set) - 2007

Never unpacked - as new - in the original box.

Inspired by Chekhov's short stories--and by his own contagious joy in the book form--photographer Paul Graham has created a shimmer of possibility, comprised of 12 individual books, each a photographic short story of everyday life. Some are simple and linear--a man smokes a cigarette while he waits for a bus in Las Vegas, or the camera tracks an autumn walk in Boston. Some entwine two, three or four scenes--while a couple carry their shopping home in Texas, a small child dances with a plastic bag in a garden. Some watch a quiet narrative break unexpectedly into a sublime moment--as a man cuts the grass in Pittsburgh it begins to rain, until the low sun breaks through and illuminates each drop. Graham's filmic haikus shun any forceful summation or tidy packaging. Instead, they create the impression of life flowing around and past us while we stand and stare, and make it hard not to share the artist's quiet astonishment with its beauty and grace. The 12 books gathered here are identical in trim size, but vary in length from just a single photograph to 60 pages of images made at one street corner.

Paul Graham’s a shimmer of possibility is regarded as one of the defining photography books of the 21st century. Awarded the Paris Photo-Aperture Prize for the most significant photobook published in the past 15 years, the original 12 volume set sold out in 10 weeks, and has been out of print since.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Steidl Mack; Box edition (December 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 376 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3865214835
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3865214836
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.37 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.25 x 6 x 15 inches