Aperture, 2018 • 104 pages • English
ISBN 978-1597114226
Hardcover • 11.69 × 13.77 in
Deana Lawson is widely recognized for her powerful and meticulously staged portraiture exploring identity, intimacy, and Black life. Working with medium- and large-format cameras, she constructs striking scenes rich with symbolic detail — from domestic interiors to lush garden settings — often centered on the presence and vulnerability of the body.
This monograph features forty of Lawson’s most celebrated photographs, accompanied by an essay by Zadie Smith and a conversation with filmmaker Arthur Jafa — offering deep insight into one of the most compelling photographic voices of her generation.
Aperture, 2018 • 104 pages • English
ISBN 978-1597114226
Hardcover • 11.69 × 13.77 in
Deana Lawson is widely recognized for her powerful and meticulously staged portraiture exploring identity, intimacy, and Black life. Working with medium- and large-format cameras, she constructs striking scenes rich with symbolic detail — from domestic interiors to lush garden settings — often centered on the presence and vulnerability of the body.
This monograph features forty of Lawson’s most celebrated photographs, accompanied by an essay by Zadie Smith and a conversation with filmmaker Arthur Jafa — offering deep insight into one of the most compelling photographic voices of her generation.
