Positive illusions : Benjamin Freedman / essay by Cat Lachowskyj.

Main entry:

Freedman, Benjamin, 1990- photographer.

Title & Author:

Positive illusions : Benjamin Freedman / essay by Cat Lachowskyj.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

[London] : SPBH Editions, 2025.
©2025

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"Using CGI, Canadian artist Benjamin Freedman presents a captivating image sequence which meticulously reconstructs his childhood memories of a family road trip to Maine in 1999. Blurring the line between reality and simulation, these surreal images toy with the ephemerality of memory and its inseparability from fantasy. Freedman’s recreated scenes of roadside diners, pools, and picnics create a visceral and sensory dreamscape, evoking the sounds and smells attached to his childhood recollections. These digitally constructed images explore how technology permits us to revisit and reimagine the past in ways that feel both familiar and uncanny. Distinctions between personal recollection and collective nostalgia are compromised, creating an idiosyncratic visual realm saturated with shared emotions and histories. Freedman’s use of digital tools to recapture nostalgic scenes underscores the fluidity of memory while also challenging traditional conventions of the photographic medium. With an essay by Cat Lachowskyj." --Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9781915743862
1915743869

Subject:

Freedman, Benjamin, 1990-
Outdoor photography.
Photography, Artistic.
Photographie à l'extérieur.
Photographie artistique.
art photography.

Form/genre:

photobooks.
Photobooks.
Livres de photographies.

Added entries:

Lachowskyj, Cat, contributor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321912
Call No.: 321912
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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