Le vieux père
Artist: Laurent Kropf
Designer: Izet Sheshivari
Essay: Fabienne Radi, Lionnel Gras, Sylvain Menétrey
Hardcover, 160 pages
Format: 21.8x16 cm
First Edition 2010
ISBN 978-2-940409-29-7
Boabooks 029
Out of print
Laurent Kropf Le vieux père presents a selection of reproductions from his archive of group photographs. Beyond the blatant and eloquent approach that can be associated with that of a Sunday collector, the artist’s approach, familiar with the intrinsic qualities of vintage silver prints, was not limited to choosing the book’s flatplan. He worked straight on the images by silkscreen-printing a geometric flat tint in the foreground. This compact shape reveals the figure of the old father, elaborating a dialectic between memory and memories. An edition feature a rolled poster cut, signed and numbered.