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Plato's Dogs
| Full title: | Plato's Dogs |
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| ISBN: | 9781576878286 |
| ISBN 10: | 1576878287 |
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| Publisher: | Power House Books |
| Num. pages: | 144 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2016 |
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Synopsis
Forovertwoyears, Photographerthomasromamountedhiscameraonan8-footpoleandprojecteditoutandoverthedogsatadustybrooklyndogruninordertophotographtheirshadows.plato Sdogsissimultaneouslyforeignandfamiliarinitsdepictionofitssubjects.ononehand, Thedogslooklittlelikethemselvesinthepictures, Distortedandfeaturelessintheirsilhouettes.butontheother, Theyappeartruertotheiressentialself, Theirprimitivesubstanceandoddly Giventhemisleadingnatureoftheshadowinplato Scaveallegory Closertotheirplatonicform.lookingthroughthepictures, Oneshadowwilderthanthenext, It Shardnottocometoviewthecanines'shadeastheirspirit Anoutwardprojectionofhowtheyseethemselvesforthoseprecioushourswhenthey Reofftheleashatthepark, Self-actualizing.(notably, Intheirobscuredrendering, Theircollarsdisappear.)someresemblefearsomewolves, Somestoicwaterbuffalo, Andsomeanewbreedofcreaturealtogether, Butneverapet, Nevertheanimalthatwilllatersleepatthefootofyourbed.