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Universes Beyond the Visible ~ Elements of Dream
Alexandra* & Joseph* - OneLight*
ISBN 972-797-121-0 10” x 12” Hardcover Color photos and poetry-prose text. A bilingual production — English and Portuguese. The book is segmented into categories of air, fire, water and earth. From the marriage of poetic text with the specific photographs, to the color printing to the design layout of the book, to paper and binding selection, professionalism of the highest order is manifest in every aspect.
A flashing fan of pages of this book tempts one’s imagination to dart quickly to the outermost reaches of physical vision in a vain attempt to gain a glimpse of the title’s promise long before quiet time is available for honest delving. Those of us who have read Alexandra and Joseph (Alexandra Oliveira and Joseph Sherman) before and have seen examples of Joseph’s photography will surely anticipate the treat, and only a suitable span of undivided time will suffice to devour and absorb their effort.
And at last — but what can one say that will relay a picture of this magnificent work that has not been said in its very own introduction: “Dream is the composer and the music, the canvas and the painter, the sculptor and the essence beyond the sculpture, the photographer and the silent eloquence of the image, the poet and all poetry, the first hope and the last rope, the bird and the wave, the breath and the blaze….kaleidoscope of colors and shapes, waiting to be revealed…in all the Universes Beyond the Visible.
As we go about our daily routines many of us have our minds tuned to frequencies other than those explored in this book and plays of light on ordinary objects and substances often pass into oblivion with never a leading or following thought. The authors show their uncanny ability to capture the poetic and artistic character of light falling on those commonplace objects and substances and to explore the unknown, unseen of each in prose and poetry. In the presence of such image masters, a sense of admiration wells — even something of an element of awe.
Joseph’s camera folds the viewer into his own world as he captures hues and tints — subtle or brilliant — color flows that are unique, never to be formed in this universe again — whether of sun dimpled surfaces and landscapes, of ethereal plumes dancing in romantic passionate flamenco, rushing white water tableaus, or ancient orchard stones in placid settings of after-season vineyard castaways. His words and Alexandra’s soft poetic probes couch each photo and take us beyond the visible to the elements of dream that this work so elegantly encompasses. The complimentary nature of the entwined contributions to the book is noteworthy — indeed it becomes a metaphor for the shared love between the co-authors.
Your mind will open to more possibilities beyond the visible universe, having enjoyed the sensual pleasures of “Universes Beyond the Visible~Elements of Dream.” And your coffee table will be intriguingly adorned and guest-ready with this treasury of photography literature boldly displayed. Highly recommended.
© 2006 R. Leland Waldrip
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CJ
Thank You so much for such a thoughtful, professional and very kind review of our book.
Love & Light,
Joseph
Love Tinka
Ron