{"product_id":"anja-niemi-in-character","title":"Anja Niemi: In Character","description":"\u003cp\u003eA career-to-date monograph by Anja Niemi, one of today’s most fascinating contemporary photographers, who places herself in front of the lens to create elegant, meticulously staged, and utterly memorable imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnja Niemi: In Character is the first career retrospective monograph by one of the most exciting talents working in contemporary photography. Niemi’s work has emerged as a distinctive force within the venerable tradition of conceptual self- portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA photo artist who works alone―photographing, staging, and acting out the characters in all of her images―Niemi is a constant presence (in character) in her work, developing complex, nuanced narratives through evocative costume and styling. In her bewitching Darlene \u0026amp; Me series she reconfigures the concept of the Hitchcock blond within a pristine Lynchian landscape for her own visual pleasure―and ours―while in She Could Have Been a Cowboy she turns the lens to a life lived under the constraints of conformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over one hundred and seventy photographs organized into the six series that have defined Niemi’s career to date, supported by an essay and interview by Max Houghton, Anja Niemi: In Character is the perfect introduction for those encountering Niemi’s work for the first time, and a comprehensive retrospective for her longtime followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e176 color illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookreps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46970648887519,"sku":"9780500545119","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9780500545119.jpg?v=1747191608","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/anja-niemi-in-character","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}