Charlie Engman — MOM
(Edition Patrick Frey)
Texts by Rachel Cusk and Miranda July
Editor Stephanie Rebonati
Editor Stephanie Rebonati
Description
The book’s title reveals the identity of its protagonist: Kathleen McCain Engman has been posing for her son Charlie since 2009. And yet MOM shows us a face we never really get to know: while we soon become acquainted with her freckled complexion and intense gaze, her position in the images becomes increasingly unclear.
Engman first began shooting his mother because she was available, ever-willing to meet the demands of one of her children. But what began as a casual, organic process evolved into an intense collaboration. The result is neither a family album nor a filial tribute but a much deeper and far more complex interaction: one that raises questions about the limits of familiarity, the rules and boundaries of roles and representation, vulnerability and control, and what it means to look and to be seen.
The book’s title reveals the identity of its protagonist: Kathleen McCain Engman has been posing for her son Charlie since 2009. And yet MOM shows us a face we never really get to know: while we soon become acquainted with her freckled complexion and intense gaze, her position in the images becomes increasingly unclear.
Engman first began shooting his mother because she was available, ever-willing to meet the demands of one of her children. But what began as a casual, organic process evolved into an intense collaboration. The result is neither a family album nor a filial tribute but a much deeper and far more complex interaction: one that raises questions about the limits of familiarity, the rules and boundaries of roles and representation, vulnerability and control, and what it means to look and to be seen.
Specifications
20.5 × 27.5 cm
220 Pages
521 Plates
Printing
4-Color & 2-Color UV Offset
at Graphicom (IT)
Papers
Tatami White, Munken Polar
and GardaGloss
Cloth
Van Heek Textiles Regina
Binding
Casebound with Foil Stamp
and Two Tip-On Images
Font
Söhne by Klim Type Foundry
Published by Edition Patrick Frey
Edition of 1,200
ISBN 978-3-907236-04-8
20.5 × 27.5 cm
220 Pages
521 Plates
Printing
4-Color & 2-Color UV Offset
at Graphicom (IT)
Papers
Tatami White, Munken Polar
and GardaGloss
Cloth
Van Heek Textiles Regina
Binding
Casebound with Foil Stamp
and Two Tip-On Images
Font
Söhne by Klim Type Foundry
Published by Edition Patrick Frey
Edition of 1,200
ISBN 978-3-907236-04-8
Process
Background image courtesy of Charlie Engman
Book images courtesy of Edition Patrick Frey
Installation images courtesy of CONTACT Photography Festival and Charlie Engman
Filters Graphic Design, Print Production, 2020
Book images courtesy of Edition Patrick Frey
Installation images courtesy of CONTACT Photography Festival and Charlie Engman
Filters Graphic Design, Print Production, 2020