The book is bound in a unique way, and creates a parallel world of the past and the present, showing the silenced landscape interwoven with the personal artifacts created by those left behind. American Origami is the result of six years of photographic research, and results in a statement of over 700 photographs which closely examines the epidemic. The book takes the reader through a visual journey of shared grief, to illuminate moments of beauty and bring forward moral questions embedded in acts of collective healing. John Montroll, the author of many popular origami books, created these 32 all-new. ‘American Origami’ is the result of six years of photographic research, and results in a statement of over 700 photographs which closely examines the epidemic of mass shootings in American schools, weaving together first person interviews, forensic documents, and original photographs. Learn the art of origami from an expert with this novice-friendly guide. 25 x 28 cm / 384 pages / colour/ softcover (staplebound reversed gatefold) / isbn 978-94-9 / Design Hans Gremmen / Published in collaboration with Light Work / Bronze Medal in Best Books from the World Competition, Leipzig / Winner of the Light Work Photobook Award 2019 / Shortlist Aperture Paris Photobook Award 2019 / Best of 2019 (Deadbeatclub: George Georgiou, Jacqueline Bates) / Best Photobook of 2019 (PhotoEye: Jason Eskenazi, Shane Lavalette, Kevin Kunishi) / Best of 2019 (Rob Hornstra,: Vanessa Winship, Photobookstore Magazine) / Photobooks of the Year, Bildband Berlin / PHmuseum Best Photo Book 2019 (Laurence Cornet) / The Guardian Best of 2019 (Sean O’Hagan) / TIME Magazine’s Best Photobooks of 2019 / Price is excl.
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