Published by Aperture in 2012, “The Garden at Orgeval” is a profound and intimate monograph of Paul Strand’s final body of work. After a lifetime of global travel and pioneering social documentary, Strand spent his last twenty-five years in the village of Orgeval, France, where he found endless inspiration in his own garden. This volume captures his masterful study of the natural world, transforming simple plants, tangled vines, and gnarled branches into heroic and enduring forms. Accompanied by a poetic essay by Joel Meyerowitz, the book explores Strand’s “monumental” approach to photography, where the garden becomes a metaphor for the persistence of life and the quiet dignity of nature. It is a vital record of a master’s late-career shift toward domestic serenity and pure abstraction.
