{"product_id":"clara-gutsche-9783969994528","title":"Clara Gutsche","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGutsche's subjective photo-essays document Canadian communities' personal relationship with the urban landscapes and architectures they inhabit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with Scotiabank Photography Award, Toronto.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara Gutsche's (born 1949) photographic journey began in 1970, when she relocated to Montreal from St. Louis, purchasing a 35mm camera along the way. Initially, she used the medium to map and understand her new city. In less than two years' time, she had switched to a 4x5 view camera, whose format would define her artistic style in the following decades. Gutsche's work often explores personal relationships, urban landscapes, architecture and cultural values. In her words, \"Whether I photograph people or uninhabited spaces, I attempt to map the inner landscape of emotions as well as describe specific places.\" Her notable series include \u003ci\u003eMilton Park\u003c\/i\u003e (1970-73), which aimed to save a threatened Montreal neighborhood; \u003ci\u003eConvents\u003c\/i\u003e (1990-2009), a deep dive into communities of nuns in Quebec; and documentation of the construction of Montreal's famed Canadian Centre for Architecture, founded by Phyllis Lambert.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steidl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860250722578,"sku":"9783969994528","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16a445c7-3035-41e2-bc7f-b8ca0d4cc2b3.jpg?v=1767781497","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clara-gutsche-9783969994528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}