"The Burning House" sets in motion an fascinating debate between the practical, the valuable, and the sentimental. With a simple question at its heart - what would you save from your burning home? - you're forced to prioritize and edit down a lifetime of possessions into what you can carry with you. What you would bring reflects your interests, background, and priorities. Think of it as a full interview condensed into one question. It features a meditation on materialism and what's truly important. It features an incisive window into the heart of a person.

About the Author
Foster Huntington grew up in Portland, Oregon, went to a small liberal arts college in Maine, and is now a photographer based on the West Coast.

Reviews
"Fascinating ... provocative." -- New York Times "Simple and lovely." -- New York magazine "Answering this question reveals a great deal about your personality, priorities and interests." -- The Guardian "This book is what user-generated content can be at its very best: personal, passionate, surprising, and, above all, something that will spark conversation after conversation among friends and strangers alike. Brilliantly curated and endlessly addictive, The Burning House opens your heart and sticks to your soul." -- Larry Smith, editor of Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure "A poignant and revealing series of self portraits told in loving visual haiku." -- Frank Warren, creator of POST SECRET "The Burning House is brilliant in its ability to remind us that what we value most are not usually possessions but what they stand for. These deceptively simple photographs are powerful biographical portraits." -- Brian Lam, former Gizmodo editorial director



Book Information
ISBN 9780062123480
Author Foster Huntington
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint It Books
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 816g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 203mm * 18mm