The Other Half of the Sky
During her travels, Sandra Cattaneo Adorno found herself drawn to glimmers of beauty, elegance, and poise among the women she encountered amid the chaos of everyday life. In her first book, The Other Half of the Sky, Cattaneo Adorno brings together carefully composed street photographs that capture the play of light and shadow as it dances through the air before landing upon earth, flesh, and rippling bodies of water. Exquisitely attuned to the subtle nuances of mood and atmosphere, these photographs alternately reveal and conceal, creating an aura of magic and mystery.
In Cattaneo Adorno’s hands, the camera becomes a means to pay homage to the majestic beauty of women from all walks of life, even as it questions the construction of the feminine as historically defined by the male gaze.
David Chickey’s imaginative book design invites viewers to create their own diptychs of Cattaneo Adorno’s work, inspiring us to discover new meanings and experiences for ourselves.
Adorno, 2019. Hardcover, 13.5 x 9.5 inches, 128 pages, 56 color photographs, ISBN 9781732840300, USD $60.00 CDN $85.00 GBP £53.00
