is a beautiful book, Mainly photographs with a short essay about tears, a foreword and an afterword, Without knowing they were tears Id probably think of them as aerial photographs of an unrecognisable place, I love the abstract nature of them, There are a few introductions and reviews and a brief summary at the end, but the majority of this book contains microscopic photos of various types of tears.
I LOVE looking at anything under a microscope that said, these slides of various types of tears grief, joy, remorse, etc, are not only beautiful but insightful as well, Loved this book! This was a fun browse/picture book,
I love the concept but it turns out not all the pictures were situational or emotional like onion tears or tears of joy but kind of random captions/explanations.
I'm not smart about photography but this book kicks ass I think This is a picture book but, read the introduction, forward and explanation on tears.
I find that looking at the tears and reading the descriptions of the tears expand my world of compassion, Totally worth the money and time to ponder over the pictures, Although not the size of a typical coffee table book, this one certainly qualifies, Set this out, and see discussions begin, The photographs are amazing, who knew tears under a microscope would look like topographic maps I love this book, it will be a cherished addition to our family room! I was reviewing another book and the publisher generously sent The Topography of Tears as a bonus book.
It intrigued me: microscopic photos of tears for different reasonsHow are tears of joy and grief, for instance, different Newly diagnosed with a disorder that prevents me from making tears, I was even more interested.
However, it turned out not to be the book for me, For one thing, I didn't understand all the captions "Go!" "As she crossed over the bridge disappeared" "The breath between laughing and lace" etc, . For another, in the end, it's really just page after page of tiny tears, I did enjoy the Afterword that explained the inspiration behind the book, I'll pass it on to my daughter, the art teacher, Maybe I'm not the right reader to judge this one, Received via Edelweiss in exchange for a fair and unbiased review,
MAN, this book is cool, . in theory.
It's closeup views of tears, Different kinds of tears. Happy, sad, baby, compassionate. Lots of them.
MAN, do they all kind of look alike after awhile,
I really thought I would like this more, Maybe it's just me. This is a wonderful book! I actually boughtand made a framed photo collection out of the first book! The photos are stunning and thought provoking.
“When you first view RoseLynn Fishers photographs, you might think youre looking down at the world from an airplane, at dunes, skyscrapers or shorelines, In fact, youre looking at her tears, Theres poetry in the idea that our emotional terrain bears visual resemblance to the physical world that our tears can look like the vistas we see out an airplane window.
Fishers images are the only remaining trace of these places, which exist during a moment of intense feelingand
then vanish, ” NPR “A delicate, intimate book, In The Topography of Tears photographer RoseLynn Fisher shows us a place where language strains to express grief, longing, pride, frustration, joy, the confrontation with something beautiful, the confrontation with an onion.
” Boston Globe Does a tear shed while chopping onions look different from a tear of happiness In this powerful collection of images, an awardwinning photographer trains her optical microscope and camera on her own tears and those of men, women, and children, released in moments of grief, pain, gratitude, and joy, and captured upon glass slides.
These duotone photographs reveal the beauty of recurring patterns in nature and present evocative, crystalline imagery for contemplation, Underscored by poetic captions, they translate the mysterious act of crying into an atlas mapping the structure and magnificence of our interior lives, RoseLynn Fisher is an artist and author of the International Photography Awardwinning studies Bee and The Topography of Tears, Her photographs are exhibited in galleries, festivals, and museums across the world and have been featured by the Dr, Oz Show , NPR, Smithsonian , Harpers , New Yorker , Time , Wired , Readers Digest , Discover , Brain Pickings , and elsewhere, She received her BFA from Otis Art Institute and lives in Los Angeles, .