Face: A Visual Odyssey
Posted by Fabio 27 January 2020
An elaborately illustrated A to Z of the face, from historical mugshots to Instagram posts. Jessica Helfand looks at the cultural significance of the face through a critical lens, both as social currency and as a palimpsest of history. Investigating everything from historical mugshots to Instagram posts, she examines how the face has been perceived and represented over time; how it has been instrumentalized by others; and how we have reclaimed it for our own purposes. From vintage advertisements for a “nose adjuster” to contemporary artists who reconsider the visual construction of race, Face delivers an intimate yet kaleidoscopic adventure while posing universal questions about identity. Working closer with Jessica, Brooklyn-based designer Jarrett Fuller developed a visual framework to house Jessica’s text and the hundreds of images included in the book, designing a dense yet refined book that is both visually engaging and intellectually stimulating.
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