The Invisible City
Irene Kung
Contrasto Books
Edited by Alessandra Mauro
English
Text by Italo Calvino
Essay by Francine Rose and Ludovico Pratesi
Hardcover
120 pages
300 x 250 mm
2012
ISBN 9788869653674
Like in a dream, in my work I explore my personal longing for stillness and silence. In “The Invisible City”, a project where an eerie mood settled into my images, I found that an underlying mystery was being revealed, both unsettling and very peaceful.
“The Invisible City” is like a dream arising from the heart of the beautiful and most important aspects of our cities, even though it is becoming increasingly difficult to live in cities. It seems that we are approaching a period of crisis in urban life.
(Source: https://www.irenekung.com/architectures/)
About the Artist
Irene Kung was born in Bern, Switzerland in 1958, has lived and worked in Madrid and New York as graphic designer, painter and photographer, before settling in Italy.
About the Publisher
Contrasto is the leading publishing house in the Italian photography sector and has been operating in the publishing sector since 1994. Its catalogue is constantly growing, with approximately 25 titles per year.
A protagonist in the illustrated books segment, Contrasto embodies a new way of thinking about photography. A new way of seeing it, understanding it, living it.
(Source: https://contrastobooks.com/content/7-chi-siamo)
