West West: Maryam Eisler and Alexei Riboud: Limited-edition book and print
West West: Maryam Eisler and Alexei Riboud: Limited-edition book and print
We are pleased to announce the release of this special limited-edition bundle, which includes 2 signed and numbered limited-edition prints by Maryam Eisler and Alexei Riboud accompanied by a signed copy of their book West West: Twin Perspectives Of The American West.
Limited to an edition of 60 only, proceeds from this bundle directly support the artists and our upcoming exhibition initiatives in New York and Paris. The limited edition print is of the cover from each artist’s respective books.
Forward by Howard Greenberg
Introduction by Carrie Scott
Designed by Roger Fawcett-Tang of Struktur Design
Format: 2 x 220 page hardcover, 240 x 300mm landscape format cloth case-bound editions with a de-bossed photo inset, 1 x 40 page paperback essay book contained in a bespoke slipcase, bound with cloth.
The books will be delivered in June of 2025.
“Their photographs are a study in contrasts—cinematic yet intimate, vast yet solitary. They explore the tension between nature’s grandeur and the traces of human presence, revealing the complex realities of the West today.” - Howard Greenberg
In March 2024, Maryam Eisler and Alexei Riboud embarked on a collaborative journey. For weeks they ventured across America - through parts of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah - photographing space, place and people along the way. Without ever sharing their images with one another, they went into the landscape together, shooting the same place from their unique perspectives. At times, they shoot the exact same subject or location, but never are their two compositions the same, which exemplifies how different all our perspectives are, and how photography is rooted in a person, not a lens.
Where Eisler’s compositions almost charge the landscape, Riboud’s anchor. Both provide narrative depth in such different ways. This is not just about the male/female gaze, though that is of course part of this story. It is instead about two people working together, looking together and finding their way across the vast expanse of the West. Riboud’s paired back ability to minimize and quiet the landscape often seems a reflection on America’s historical relationship with western expansion, highlighting the natural beauty as well as the scars left by human intervention. While Eisler pushes us to the edges of the frame and the impossibility of color and form. Her lens so often focused on the story, and the lives, cultures, and experiences of individuals.
Together their work engages in a profound dialogue about the deep humanity embedded in the landscape's history. This collaboration is a refreshing departure from the traditionally singular male viewpoint that has dominated American photography since the 19th century. By shaping our perceptions of the American West through their dual lenses, Maryam and Alexei challenge us to reflect on our fixed perspectives and embrace a more layered understanding.
