45301

Abstract images, fragments and phrases from poems, notes, journals, words/thoughts remembered or imagined as they slip away, come together in 45301 to create a dense, thought-provoking photography... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972143637
• ISBN13: 9780972143639
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Perceval Pr
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Pleasing and enjoyable

I loved this book. It shows true depth of Viggo Mortensen. He can put things into a whole new perspective for people who will keep there mind open for new things and/or ideas of another. I believe this is one of the best books I have seen in many years.

Waiting for the moon

Viggo Mortensen is an artist of all stripes -- painting, poetry, acting and photography. And he gives those artistic sensibilities a workout in "45301," a stunning collection of photographs that takes the mundane surroundings of various countries, and transform them. Light is the core of "45301" -- soft light, sharp light, colorful light and light being smothered by shadows. Even color comes second to the presence of light. There are smoldering abstract images that look like they're about to burn through the page -- the pictures are that striking and that vivid. And then there then smoky, ghostly shots of what look like mountains. Mortensen's focus on the seemingly ordinary continues in this book. There are images of blurred, chaotic trees, the melancholy skyscape of "Hacia Mariel," or the quiet, chilly movement of "Fototeca." More color and movement is found in images like the intense glow of a dying campfire, or the dramatic image of riders silhouetted against a colorful sky. There isn't any writing in the conventional sense, unless you count the picture index. The photographs in "45031" are overlaid on examples of Mortensen's handwriting. It's often indecipherable, scribbled out and either thin and pale, or dark and sprawling. That makes it even more enticing, and an effective frame for such enigmatic photographs. And Mortensen again shows his ability to make the mundane seem magical. Horses, riders, trees, sky, clouds and houses all get the treatment, either shown in motion, shot from unusual angles, or in a strangely distorted manner. And of course, light and color are what the magic of the pictures sometimes depends on -- a strangely colored sky is all it takes to lend the photo an eerie look. Given its gritty, otherworldly look, "45031" is a strangely dizzying book to read. With entrancing abstract photos and a unique format, this is another winning collection by Viggo Mortensen.