stephanie duprie routh
photographer
Where the Ocean Drinks the Sky
Where the Ocean Drinks the Sky
Signed, Numbered, 1st Edition, 123 total copies
Second Edition: 250 copies (sold out)
Dimensions: 8.25" x 11"
Number of Pages: 160
Number of Photos: 130
Printing House: PUSH, United Kingdom, 2021
Designer: Holborn Design
Binding: Sewn
Reviews:
"Where The Ocean Drinks The Sky is a remarkable book. It’s impossible to define it as either photorealism or abstract. It sits in that tremulous space between the two. This is the kind of book where you pick it up, turn to some random page in the middle, and try to parse your own reaction. All the while, smiling."--W. Scott Olsen
"...as a monograph that investigates the global diversity of cultures, its complexity and ensuring chaos, this is an intriguing collection of photographs. There is much to enjoy about this book..."--Douglas Stockdale
People around the world are all the same: We all need and want the same things--love, respect, safety, nourishment. Yet, we are all different. This book combines both street photography in the documentary vein with fine art photography to connect people, places, and ideas from around the world. The major theme showcases the unification of humanity while simultaneously extolling the benefits of diversity. A minor theme in the book relates to the cosmos, the invisible, and the unavailability of scientific proof that connections (human and otherwise) exist.
The book is comprised of six chapters, each introduced with text. "Time Travel" is fast, chaotic, and disorienting. "The Sameness of Beautiful Contradictory Differences" matches people and ideas from around the world. "Mirrors" plays a game with the viewer, asking them to notice what is the same and what is different. "The World is My Muse" reiterates the concept of sameness by connecting ideas, people, and places. "Laundry" explores the darker side of humanity and "The Invisible Nature of Things" pushes the images further apart to help the viewer experience the intangible.
Collectively we live a universal life.
Reviews:
“Stephanie Duprie Routh’s beautiful new book, Where The Ocean Drinks The Sky, requires contemplation. It is a complex, serious and intelligent body of work. For me at least, the book will take multiple views to understand all that she is doing and saying. It is full of fractured, multilayered and blurred photographs that take us on a trip to new and unknown destinations. It’s a “slow” book, well worth the effort to travel with. Where The Ocean Drinks The Sky is a welcome addition to my photography library.”
“Where The Ocean Drinks The Sky is a remarkable book. It’s impossible to define it as either photorealism or abstract. It sits in that tremulous space between the two. This is the kind of book where you pick it up, turn to some random page in the middle, and try to parse your own reaction. All the while, smiling.”
“Many of her photographs are very fascinating, especially the abstractions that frequently employ windows that allow one to look into as well as back out in the reflections, create wonderfully layered metaphors. When these window reflections are framed tightly, we lose track of our frame of reference, while these images become increasingly more ambiguous and complex.”