Ruthbook by Nigel Shafran

The first book by London-based photographer Nigel Shafran, which was self-published in 1995.

This book is literally a personal work, focusing on portraits of his partner Ruth, taken from June 1992 to January 1995. There are many artists who deal with similar subjects, but He describes himself as “a snapshot photographer with a large format camera”, and Shafran's photographs have a unique aspect that cannot be generally categorized as “snapshots” nor classical portraits. In this book, those photographs of Ruth are arranged in a fragmentary but flowing sequence, and despite the small number of pages, you can feel the definite strength of the work. The hand written letters on book cover emphasizes the personal aspect of the book much more.



Limited edition of 600 copies.

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Title: Ruthbook
Artist: Nigel Shafran
Self published (supported by Focal Point Gallery), 1995
Softcover, saddle stitched
185 x 225 x 3 mm
29 pages
Text in English
First edition of 600 copies
¥110,0000 -

Condition／There is a little dirt on the front inside cover and some sunburn, but the book is in good condition considering the year of publication.