RITE
Michael Søndergaard
The Little Black Gallery
English
Text by Ian McKellen.
Hardcover
Edition of 200
120 pages
305 x 225 mm
2019
ISBN 9788797153000
RITE showcases 52 photographs by Danish photo-artist Michael Søndergaard’s debut series, each eloquent image is grounded in truth, vulnerability, and the exploration of one own’s sexual identity. Michael Søndergaard’s work is concerned with ideas of expressing and defining masculinity and identity. He produces ominously dark and eloquently beautiful portraits of fragile yet powerful subjects. His work is informed by a personal and academic interest in religious studies which is the basis for his debut series and book RITE.
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About the Artist
Michael Søndergaard’s (b 1988) work is concerned with ideas of expressing and defining masculinity and identity. He produces ominously dark and eloquently beautiful portraits of fragile yet powerful subjects. His work is informed by a personal and academic interest in religious studies, after studying religious science (University of Copenhagen), which is the basis for his debut series RITE (2018).
(source: https://www.thelittleblackgallery.com/artists/michael-sondergaard/)
About the Contributor
Ian McKellen is an English actor. His career spans seven decades, having performed in genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.
(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen)
About the Publisher
The Little Black Gallery operates as a photography gallery, publisher, and art consultancy – specialising in contemporary photography. The Little Black Gallery was originally set up by Tamara Beckwith Veroni, Lindsey Carlos Clarke and Ghislain Pascal in 2008, with a gallery space in Chelsea, London for ten years.
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