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Huangshan

Huangshan

Hardcover with Slipcase Hardcover English, Chinese 72 pages 30 x 1.5 x 32 cm 1.52 kg

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The photobook Huangshan explores the majestic mountain range through Michael Kenna’s signature black-and-white landscape photography. His minimalist compositions emphasize the interplay of light, shadow, and mist, invoking a serene and contemplative mood.

Kenna’s visual approach transforms the natural contours of Huangshan into abstract forms, capturing the ethereal beauty and timeless atmosphere of this famous Chinese landscape. The images are carefully framed to highlight both the monumental scale and subtle details of the environment.

Published by Nazraeli Press in 2011, the 72-page volume offers a focused examination of the Huangshan region, showcasing Kenna’s ability to render nature through both simplicity and complexity in monochrome.

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Towards the Heavens: Light and Cloud in Michael Kenna's Huangshan Mountains

Feature SOL . LDN August 11, 2021
Michael Kenna’s black-and-white photographs of the Huangshan Mountains in eastern China capture the dramatic interplay of light and cloud over this legendary landscape. Named after the Yellow Emperor, the range is famous for its mountains rising through seas of clouds. Kenna’s forty-six-image series, made over three years, highlights contrasts between luminous light beams and shadowed crevices, offering a meditative perspective on nature’s autonomy and grandeur. His work reveals intimate, less obvious views of this remote environment, evoking a sense of the heavenly and timeless. Read Article

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