Author: Sultan, LarryFollowing a revised edition of the book in 2003 and a 2017 reprint – both of which sold out quickly and have become highly collectible – 'Evidence' is back in print nearly 50 years after its initial publication. This new, definitive edition features revelatory new scans – many made from the original negatives – which greatly enhance the eerie objectivity conveyed by the book’s title. The jacketless, library-style binding of the original 1977 edition is also restored.In 1977, American photographers Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel published a book of photographs titled 'Evidence'. The book was the culmination of a two-year search through the archives of 77 government agencies, educational institutions and corporations, including General Atomic Company, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, the San Jose Police Department and the United States Department of the Interior. The original pictures were made as objective records of activities unfamiliar to the lay public: the scenes of crimes, aeronautical engineering tests, industrial experiments and other subjects. Sifting through some two million images, Mandel and Sultan assembled a careful sequence of 59 pictures. The book was thoughtfully designed to depict the photographs in terms of their “documentary” origins, unaccompanied by identifying captions. Faced with a world of mysterious events and unfathomable activities, the reader is confronted with only the sequential narrative imagery of the book and thus must actively participate in creating its meaning.ISBN 9781636816999. D.A.P.. hb. 92 pages. 25 b/w ills. 23.5 x 25.4 cm.available
