Philip-Lorca diCorcia - Rencontres 6

Philip-Lorca diCorcia
Rencontres 6
2001

24 x 17 cm
9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in
31 pages
Essay by Jeff Rian
Softcover
French/English
Published by Almine Rech Editions

Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s photographs straddle truth and fiction by combining real people and places—but not necessarily people and places that naturally go together. The theatricality of his images is carefully constructed: he arranges the objects of each scene and devises precise lighting and framing for every project. His work is often described as cinematic, a description that diCorcia deplores. He insists that his pictures suggest rather than elucidate a full narrative. His brand of storytelling results in unstable, unfixed images that point in certain directions but never provide a definitive map.