I.N.R.I.

by Bettina Rheims, Serge Bramly

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

Genres: Photography, Art

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Margaret Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

In INRI, French photographer, Bettina Rheims, reinterprets the life of Christ through richly staged and controversial photographs. Many of the photos, at first glance, are reminiscent (and often reenactments)of images that have become familiar in the western world through centuries of Christian art. Upon closer inspection, though, the viewer may be suddenly taken aback or even shocked to find to find that the images are not what they first appear. Take for an example the cover, which depicts the classic pose of the Christ-figure on a cross--the familiar tilt of the head toward earth, the outstretched arms, the white modesty cloth draped around the hips... The striking difference is that THIS Christ-figure has the body of a woman. Here, the lines of what is sacred and sublime, or blasphemous and profane are blurred. The photos follow the timeline of the traditional narrative of Christ from the annunciation to the ascension, along with prose taken from the scriptures and other traditional texts, written by collaborator, Serge Bramly.

[Petalbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sort of manic energy, crazy high fashion sort of photography that makes every budding photographer (high-schooler, entry-level, studio go-to-guy, &c.) WANT to not only get into the biz, but succeed on a level that produces astounding, edgy (that word again!) work. At once esoteric and accessible - depending on how you look at it, Rheims's INRI will not fail to delight even the most jaded eyes.