{"product_id":"john-gossage-by-gerhard-steidl-9783865217103","title":"John Gossage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Gossage\u003c\/em\u003e, the renowned American photographer and photography book-maker, presents two companion volumes and his first ever books in colour. Engaged in a dance, neither book comes first, there is no hierarchy or sequence to the pair of volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGossage is one of the most literary of photographic book authors and in \u003cem\u003eThe Thirty-Two Inch Ruler\u003c\/em\u003e, the narrative, whilst not autobiographical, is about a neighbourhood in which he lives; one that is singular in the United States. At the same time provincial and international, it is a neighbourhood populated by ambassadorial residences, embassies, and the lavish private homes of those who are in positions of power and influence in Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA project he began with the arrival of a new neighbour, the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and made over a full year's cycle of seasons, these are images from the drift of privilege. The streets, cars, homes, and yards of this neighbourhood are photographed on perfect spring or autumn days, with sparklingly clear blue skies, and flowers or foliage accenting the order. These are photographs about how one might wish the world to be, how beauty might be seen as desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the same year Gossage made the \u003cem\u003eMap of Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e, photographing digitally from Washington, to Germany, to China and places in-between. This look away, to places beyond the immediate and local, is a classic exploration of particulars of the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596714328300,"sku":"9783865217103","price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783865217103-john-gossage.jpg?v=1777937841","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/john-gossage-by-gerhard-steidl-9783865217103","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}