{"title":"Robert Polidori","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Polidori\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a profound exploration of architectural and urban spaces through his striking photographic works. His books invite readers to contemplate the intersection of history, memory, and transformation as seen in decaying interiors and evolving cityscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelving into themes of time and change, Polidori’s collections present a unique visual dialogue that challenges perceptions of place and impermanence. These works are essential for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e seeking to engage with compelling visual narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"robert-polidori-synchrony-and-diachrony-by-robert-polidori-9783958293830","title":"Robert Polidori: Synchrony and Diachrony","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents 35 photos of the Getty Center taken shortly before the 1997 opening of its new multipurpose complex designed by Richard Maier. Published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the centre, the book reveals behind-the-scenes views of the building as objects from J. Paul Getty's painting, sculpture and decorative arts collections were being installed inside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 1997, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e commissioned Robert Polidori to photograph Maier's building. Within 48 hours, he had made images of its exterior but remembers being unsatisfied: \"The building looks great, but it could house anything really—a hospital, a university, or even some corporate headquarters.\" Polidori wanted to document the museum's interior, to capture what he calls \"some sort of museological typology,\" and proceeded to photograph the rooms in which artworks were either freshly installed or still being so—sculptures under plastic sheets, golden candelabras resting on foam cushions, cardboard boxes containing unseen treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting photos show the museum in the process of taking shape, expose the mechanics of curatorship, and reveal, in Polidori's words, a paradox: \"The more a room may be filled with the helter-skelter of objects to be arranged, the more naked and raw the possibilities and intent of their placement become apparent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolidori is a master architect of the image of the interior. His photographs capture the intimacy of both the image and its object. They are a remarkable progression of visual phenomena.\u003c\/em\u003e - David Dorenbaum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464189690092,"sku":"9783958293830","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958293830-robert-polidori-synchrony-and-diachrony.jpg?v=1775041259"},{"product_id":"robert-polidori-by-robert-polidori-9783958291119","title":"Robert Polidori","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his new book, \u003cem\u003eRobert Polidori\u003c\/em\u003e presents us with a single large-format photograph of a city block in an improvised, auto-constructed settlement in Mumbai, India. In an almost seamless \u003cem\u003ederoulement\u003c\/em\u003e that appears to expand like an accordion or folding-screen, the photograph is composed of multiple images imperceptibly overlaid and welded together in a complex process to form a panoramic view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApplying remote sensing techniques that are normally used in space cartography and street photography, Polidori ventures a photographic attempt to come to terms with the phenomena of adjacencies, observing and beholding what is next to what. In this way, he minutely scans the urban landscape, recording the precarious and temporary nature of the provisional and yet psychologically rich and in fact highly individualised dwellings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598040219884,"sku":"9783958291119","price":215.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958291119-robert-polidori.jpg?v=1777960732"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/robert-polidori.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}