Publisher: Scalo Verlag / Art Gallery of New South Wales
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket | 2005 | 504 pages
Bill Henson: Mnemosyne is a landmark monograph that spans over three decades of work by one of Australia’s most compelling and mysterious photographers. This richly produced volume presents more than 400 photographs, including Henson’s iconic images of youth, his nocturnal cityscapes, shadowy landscapes, and cinematic tableaux that blur the line between painting and photography.
Published to coincide with Henson’s 2005 retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the book features critical essays by writers such as Judy Annear, Peter Schjeldahl, David Malouf, and Dennis Cooper, as well as an interview by art critic Sebastian Smee. Together, the images and texts explore themes of memory, beauty, vulnerability, and the elusive space between innocence and experience central to Henson’s enduring artistic vision.
Publisher: Scalo Verlag / Art Gallery of New South Wales
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket | 2005 | 504 pages
Bill Henson: Mnemosyne is a landmark monograph that spans over three decades of work by one of Australia’s most compelling and mysterious photographers. This richly produced volume presents more than 400 photographs, including Henson’s iconic images of youth, his nocturnal cityscapes, shadowy landscapes, and cinematic tableaux that blur the line between painting and photography.
Published to coincide with Henson’s 2005 retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the book features critical essays by writers such as Judy Annear, Peter Schjeldahl, David Malouf, and Dennis Cooper, as well as an interview by art critic Sebastian Smee. Together, the images and texts explore themes of memory, beauty, vulnerability, and the elusive space between innocence and experience central to Henson’s enduring artistic vision.