Description
For many women, the bathroom is the most intimate of spaces. It is the place where we encounter ourselves in the mirror each morning and every night, getting ready to face the day, or recede from it. THE BATHROOM CHRONICLES is a beautiful, chic, touching, and deeply feminine collection of photos and accompanying short stories (sometimes no more than a sentence or two) by women about their private spaces and most cherished possessions. Lena Dunham reveals the corner by the sink where she keeps her favorite pieces of jewelry, as well as her birth control. Erica Jong snaps her poodles and insists that they love her powder room and to "fluff up their hair" in front of the mirrors. Roz Chast reflects on a shelf in the corner that she purchased from a second-hand store. It's decorated with birds, because she loves birds, and a tiny emu that was given to her by a friend when she was in Australia.
Like the bathrooms themselves each of these stories and images is unique--open, private, minimalistic, messy, and beautiful.
About the Author
Friederike Schilbach is a book editor. She lives in Berlin.
Book Information
ISBN 9780316485692
Author Friederike Schilbach
Format Hardback
Page Count 216
Imprint Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 600g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 160mm * 24mm
