I Thought You Knew Where All Of The Elephants Lie Down
André Príncipe
Pierre von Kleist Editions
English
Softcover
Edition 250 if 300
48 pages
235 x 340 mm
2010
ISBN 9789729982552
‘I Thought You Knew Where All Of The Elephants Lie Down’ continues André Príncipe’s exploration of photography as a way of knowing reality. The book has a strong narrative feeling, with two distinctive parts; a very precise sequence of images of girls and animals is followed by a hazy, dreamlike worldview. An existentialist travelogue that defies the idea that there are pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. The book’s title refers to Leonard Cohen song.
This is the second book of a triology including two other titles: Master and Everyone and O Perfume do Boi.
These books were designed like classical music scores.
About the Artist
André Principe (b. 1976) is a Portuguese photographer, filmmaker and the founder with Jose Pedro Cortes of the Lisbon based independent publishing house Pierre von Kleist editions. Lives and works in Lisbon.
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About the Publisher
Pierre von Kleist editions is an artist run publishing house. They are committed to the production of new, innovative photo books and we believe the photo book to be a medium capable of expressing complex, abstract, contemporary issues and to reach a wide audience. They are interested in artistic achievements and in the specific qualities that the medium offers. We want to make books that deal with the contemporary way of living. The photo book is a complex art form that combines photography, graphic design, cinema, literature, etc. Our goal is to push the limits and conventions of the photo book, contributing to establish it as a respected, mature medium. Pierre von Kleist editions is run by André Príncipe and José Pedro Cortes.
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