Teju cole s newest work blind spot a collection of the author s photos with accompanying textual commentary is an eclectically brilliant distillation of what photography can do and why it.
Blind spot teju cole.
A chain link fence and a row of bushes with budding leaves mark property lines.
In blind spot readers follow cole s inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm as he continues to refine the voice eye and intellectual obsessions that earned him such acclaim for open city.
Cole expertly punctures placidity to expose concealed violence the new york review of books.
He s an acclaimed novelist an influential essayist and an internationally exhibited photographer.
In blind spot readers follow cole s inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm as he continues to refine the voice eye and intellectual obsessions that earned him such acclaim for open city.
When it comes to teju cole the unexpected is not unfamiliar.
A tree shadow crosses the driveway in the foreground.
When it comes to teju cole the unexpected is not unfamiliar.
His pictures and texts show him to be wonderful at.
Blind spot is assuredly the work of an auteur a singular talent the sydney morning herald an eye opening exploration of the world time and how the two connect nylon reminiscent of julio cortázar s blow up.
The first photograph in teju cole s new book blind spot depicts neighboring suburban driveways in springtime.