Broken Manual
Book • 2014
"Broken Manual" by Alec Soth is a departure from his earlier work, exploring themes of escape and isolation.
The book presents a fictional guide on how to disappear from society, blending staged photographs with documentary-style images.
Soth delves into the lives of individuals who have chosen to live on the margins, creating a narrative that is both unsettling and poignant.
The work incorporates a variety of photographic styles, reflecting the fragmented nature of the subject matter.
With this book, Soth challenges conventional notions of photographic storytelling, creating a complex and ambiguous portrait of freedom and self-imposed exile.
The book presents a fictional guide on how to disappear from society, blending staged photographs with documentary-style images.
Soth delves into the lives of individuals who have chosen to live on the margins, creating a narrative that is both unsettling and poignant.
The work incorporates a variety of photographic styles, reflecting the fragmented nature of the subject matter.
With this book, Soth challenges conventional notions of photographic storytelling, creating a complex and ambiguous portrait of freedom and self-imposed exile.
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