The dark wood
By: Danielle Mericle ; text and images edited by Danielle Mericle, Tricia Gabriel, and Mike Slack
Contributors: Alexandridis, Annetta, photographer; Ice Plant (Publisher); Perimeter Editions
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: The Ice Plant; Perimeter Editions
Published: 2021
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]; [Melbourne, Australia]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781922545022
Subjects: Portrait sculpture, Greco-Roman; Pictorial works; Roman Busts; Casts; Giant sequoia; Forests in art; Originality in art; Art and history; Artistic Photography; Photography of art; Nature photography; Sculpture de portraits gréco-romaine; Ouvrages illustrés; Bustes romains; Moules (Objets); Séquoia géant; Forêts dans l'art; Originalité dans l'art; Art et histoire; Photographie artistique; Photographie d'œuvres d'art; Photographie de la nature; Art photography
Description: Danielle Mericle's The Dark Wood explores broad questions of history and our collective ability to document and learn from the past. Through intertwined images of abandoned Greco-Roman casts, an ancient Sequoia forest and the artist's own texts, Mericle invites us to consider history as a fluid process rather than a static truth. The once highly valued casts - which appear in the book as original and archival photographs - were rejected as worthless copies during the early part of the 20th century, under the belief that they lacked the artistry and aura of the originals, despite the fact that many of the 'originals' were in fact Roman copies of Greek artefacts.
Notes: "Cornell University Library for cast images (photographs by Annetta Alexandridis and Danielle Mericle) ... Sequoia forest burn map 2020 (inside cover) from The New York Times"--Colophon.

First edition of 700 copies. 20 of the copies are a "special edition" and include a signed and numbered print.

One illustration on folded leaf.

"Perimeter Editions 065"--Colophon.