My Father's Things
Title
My Father's Things
Subject
Documentary
Description
Following my Father's death in 2017 I started to photograph his things, in part to keep hold of him and in part to allow me to let go of his possessions. Over the following nine months I photographed everything he had, spending days at a time in his home. Everything he owned was carefully carried in my hands to my make shift studio, photographed and then put back in place.
This book is a selection from the 9,000+ images documenting death, a life well lived, collections, design and history. It creates a portrait of the man and asks what things do we keep?. My Dad was a writer, artist poet and memoirist among other things and the pages reflect all aspects of his life.
This book is a selection from the 9,000+ images documenting death, a life well lived, collections, design and history. It creates a portrait of the man and asks what things do we keep?. My Dad was a writer, artist poet and memoirist among other things and the pages reflect all aspects of his life.
Creator
Wendy Aldiss
Foreword by Christopher Priest
Essay by Margaret Gibson
Foreword by Christopher Priest
Essay by Margaret Gibson
Publisher
Self-published (own imprint Pannoval Press)
Date
2020
Format
Arctic Matt 150gsm, Cover Soft Touch Laminated printed.
Endpapers : Wibalin Natural
Endpapers : Wibalin Natural
Dimensions
26.6,23.8,3
Number of Pages
256 including 8 throw-outs
Number of images
450 plus 2 cover images
Edition Size
500
Place of Publication
Oxford
Designer
Maggi Smith
Editor
Wendy Aldiss
Printer
Gomer Press
ISBN
978-1-8381432-2-0
Website
www.aldissphotography.co.uk
URL Link to project
https://www.aldissphotography.co.uk/portfolios/my-fathers-things/
Where to buy
www.pannovalpress.co.uk
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'Puffs on back cover from Philip Pullman, Neil Gaiman and Elizabeth Edwards
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