Alec Soth
photographer
Alec Soth is an American photographer born and based in Minneapolis. He is known for his evocative, contemplative photography that often explores the margins of American life and human solitude. His work has been compared to poetry due to its lack of linear narrative and reliance on suggestion and omission. Soth gained significant recognition with his 2004 series 'Sleeping by the Mississippi' and has since published numerous monographs including 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' (2011), which is inspired by the poetry of John Keats. He is a member of Magnum Photos and has received prestigious honors such as the Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography in 2011 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013.[1,2]
- solitude
- American margins
- poetry
- human contact
- dreamlike imagery
Books
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La Belle Dame Sans Merci€100.00 -
Sleeping by the Mississippi€52.00
Works by Alec Soth
- 2011 La Belle Dame Sans Merci Inspired by the poetry of John Keats.
- 2004 Sleeping by the Mississippi
- 2006 NIAGARA
- 2007 Dog Days, Bogotá
- 2007 Paris/Minnesota
- 2008 Last Days of W
- 2010 Broken Manual
- 2010 From Here to There
- 2015 Songbook
- 2015 Gathered Leaves
- 2019 I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating
Exhibitions
- 2020 I Know How Furiously Your Heart is Beating
Awards
- 2011 Infinity Award of the International Center of Photography
- 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship