{"title":"Geoffrey Batchen","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative world of photography and visual culture with the collection of works by \u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Batchen\u003c\/em\u003e. A distinguished figure in the realm of art history, Batchen specialises in the study of photography's history and theory, offering readers a thoughtful and nuanced perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his book, \u003cem\u003eInventing Photography\u003c\/em\u003e, Batchen delves into the intriguing origins and development of photography. This work is a must-read for anyone interested in how this medium has transformed the way we perceive and capture reality. Batchen brilliantly unravels the layers of photographic innovation, taking readers on a journey through history and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother fascinating work, \u003cem\u003eThe Forms of Nameless Things\u003c\/em\u003e, explores lesser-known aspects of photography and its impact on culture. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Batchen invites readers to consider the cultural and personal narratives that photos can convey, even when their subjects remain unnamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection, housed under the \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e category, is perfect for those eager to broaden their understanding of photography beyond mere aesthetics. Each book invites you to engage with photography not only as an art form but as a significant cultural artefact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in Geoffrey Batchen's insightful examinations and let his expertise enrich your appreciation of photography's historical and cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"inventing-photography-by-geoffrey-batchen-9781851245963","title":"Inventing Photography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInventing Photography\u003c\/em\u003e by Geoffrey Batchen explores the remarkable contributions of William Henry Fox Talbot, celebrated today as the English inventor of photography. Talbot made pioneering photographic experiments in the 1830s, released the details of his photogenic drawing process in January 1839, and introduced significant innovations to the medium throughout the 1840s and 1850s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archive material from the Bodleian Library, including three albums given by Talbot to his sister, Horatia Feilding, and his illustrated books, \u003cem\u003eSun Pictures in Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Pencil of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume illustrates how Talbot was continually reinventing photography. A selection of eighty full-page plates provides a thematic survey of Talbot's work, reproducing images that document his travels, his home and family, and his intellectual interests, spanning science, literature, and ancient languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated introduction places Talbot's work within the context of a modernising Britain, as well as his personal and intellectual milieu. It also explores how the competing daguerreotype process motivated Talbot to refine his techniques and discover new functions and uses for paper-based photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis evocative selection is testament to Talbot's relentless pursuit of photographic advancements, offering a compelling window into the archives of an extraordinarily determined and creative individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340874006764,"sku":"9781851245963","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1d0afcda6f990a8355bb49a6e1a35718.jpg?v=1772190930"},{"product_id":"the-forms-of-nameless-things-by-geoffrey-batchen-9781851245932","title":"The Forms of Nameless Things","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Fox Talbot, the English inventor of photography, created around 15,000 photographs in the nineteenth century. Most of these were attempts to produce compelling scientific documents or pictorial records of the world around him. However, among those that have survived are also prints in which an image has been obscured, obliterated, or simply failed to register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Forms of Nameless Things\u003c\/em\u003e, borrowing its intriguing title from a poem written by Talbot, features twenty-four of these prints—his most experimental photographs. Originally intended as test prints or creative exercises, all that remains on these shaped pieces of photographic paper are chemical stains or imprinted patterns or shapes. Offered to the reader as enigmatic physical artefacts, these failed or ruined photographs are here reanimated as objects of beauty, mystery, and promise, as artworks that speak of photography's most fundamental attributes and potentials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn accompanying essay, illustrated with comparative images, places these photographs in a broad historical context leading up to the present, revealing what relevance Talbot's experiments have to contemporary concepts of the art of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341243597036,"sku":"9781851245932","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3015193482847.jpg?v=1772188247"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/geoffrey-batchen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}