Land
Land
1st Edition
Published on 8. April 2013
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-3-86521-744-8 (ISBN)
Description
Annabel Elston's photographs reveal a shadowy truth, where private moments appear in public places. In Elston's
work, individuals drift in the street, seemingly unaware of their surroundings or her presence, neither looking into the
lens nor averting their eyes. The expressions stamped on faces appear transcendental, but the emotions are concrete.
Working in this manner, the photographer sees the world constructed not with walls, pavement or buildings but with
an architecture of emotions. Elston gives us proximity beyond mere observation and we become immersed in the
subject's thoughts and decisions. The strangers are seductive and their anonymity enviable.
work, individuals drift in the street, seemingly unaware of their surroundings or her presence, neither looking into the
lens nor averting their eyes. The expressions stamped on faces appear transcendental, but the emotions are concrete.
Working in this manner, the photographer sees the world constructed not with walls, pavement or buildings but with
an architecture of emotions. Elston gives us proximity beyond mere observation and we become immersed in the
subject's thoughts and decisions. The strangers are seductive and their anonymity enviable.
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Person
For the past fifteen years, Annabel Elston has lived and worked in London and Cornwall. Inspired by her environment,
her photographs are diverse, including still lives, portraits, interiors and reportage. Her editorial work includes The
World of Interiors, House and Garden, Observer Magazine and Japanese Vogue. She has received advertising
commissions from Hermès, Habitat, Volvo and Guinness, as well as contributing to a number of publications such as
Pure Fuel, Fuel 3000, Surface Contemporary Photography, and Tord Boontje. In 2007 the British Council
commissioned her to photograph forty British nationals living in Turkey, resulting in her first exhibition with venues
scheduled for London and Turkey.
her photographs are diverse, including still lives, portraits, interiors and reportage. Her editorial work includes The
World of Interiors, House and Garden, Observer Magazine and Japanese Vogue. She has received advertising
commissions from Hermès, Habitat, Volvo and Guinness, as well as contributing to a number of publications such as
Pure Fuel, Fuel 3000, Surface Contemporary Photography, and Tord Boontje. In 2007 the British Council
commissioned her to photograph forty British nationals living in Turkey, resulting in her first exhibition with venues
scheduled for London and Turkey.