PHOTOCOLLAGE - DEBORAH TURBEVILLE BOOK

American photographer Deborah Turbeville (1934–2013) was a pioneering figure: a woman who worked in a time dominated by men. Her unique visual signature became recognizable after emerging as a leading talent in the 70s, with her work appearing in publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Nova, and The New York Times, in addition to collaborating with fashion brands such as Comme des Garçons, Guy Laroche, and Charles Jordan.

This publication focuses on the realm of Turbeville's practice where her artistic genius resides: photocollage. Unlike her contemporaries, Turbeville deliberately played with her images - photocopying, cropping, scraping, and pinning them together, writing words in the margins and creating narrative sequences. Her work is far from the single, polished image; it inhabits a liminal zone between art and commerce.

Based on extensive research in the Deborah Turbeville archive conducted by Nathalie Herschdorfer in collaboration with the MUUS Collection, the presented work encompasses both commercial and personal projects, many of them published for the first time. Featuring texts by Vince Aletti, Felix Hoffmann, and Anna Tellgren, and an interview with Carla Sozzani, whose work for Vogue Italy was key in boosting Turbeville's career, this book reveals the ways in which Turbeville redefined fashion photography, moving away from sexual provocation and the stereotypes imposed by male photographers to build an idea of femininity on her own terms.

Published in relation to a major touring exhibition that opened at the end of 2023 at Photo Elysée in Lausanne, this is a highly desirable and collectible volume for all who appreciate fashion photography, its history, and the image-makers who have explored the boundaries of creative expression and experimentation.