Redemption [Hardcover]

Floria Sigismondi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

The Canadian photographer Floria Sigismondi is definitely a major shooting star of contemporary imagery. With her photo sessions and her prize-winning video clips she created the visual appearance for blockbuster acts like Marilyn Manson, Jimmy Page/Robert Plant and David Bowie. Redemption, her first publication, includes a stunning blend of new photos, unreleased images from the above mentioned shootings as well as Floria´s drawings, sketches and extra artwork in high quality reproductions.

Winner of the German Kodak Photobook Award 1999

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...her fantastic sensibility -- which includes depicting Manson as a crazed fascist dictator hooked into a bizarre facial brace, and eyeballs floating in paper cups -- is redolent of Fellini and David Lynch on LSD." -- PAPER 3/98

"It´s not always easy to enjoy Sigismondi´s work, crammed as it is with discomfiting imagery. But that doesn´t mean it shouldn´t be admired - just do it from a safe distance." -- Creative Review 6/99

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Gestalten Verlag (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3931126188
• ISBN-13: 978-3931126186
• Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,065,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very beautiful work, August 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Redemption (Hardcover)

Floria illustrates in this body of work why she's my all-time favorite photographer. Her images are at once both horrifying and beautiful. Her work is beautifully laid out in this book, which is definitely worth any amount of money. This book also comes with a very helpful resource/credit sheet in the front listing photo credits.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars tragically beautiful, June 30, 2003

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MaRzELLa ([e-mail]) (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Redemption (Hardcover)

I have always been amazed by Sigismondi's cross-disciplinary genius when it comes to her artpieces.Her work here in Redemption is of tragically beautiful artistry, it reminds me of Joel-Peter Witkin with colour and without the grotesque. Sigismondi's music videos for Manson and Tricky are enveloped in black fantasy, noir and the bizaare, she's like a Gothic Alice in Wonderland.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Beautifully Surreal and Haunted Little Book..., January 14, 2004

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William Y Lau (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Redemption (Hardcover)

Great book, got it from Amazon, which is probably the most affordable, as far as I've researched. Due to its design I suppose, some ink from the pages may come off so be careful with this book!

If you like the macabre, especially Goth culture, this book is for you. It covers a good breadth of her work. Although missing are captions and more coverage of individual projects would be better. There is another book on Sigismondi you should look for as well. I believe it is self-titled under the artist's name.
She also does sculpture, which is missing in this book as well.

Pictures from her seminal works, including music videos of David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, etc and even pictures from her anti-drug TV ad and artwork for her poster for the Toronto Film Festival are all in this book. She is definitely an important artist in the Music Video field. Get this book!