In the Vale of Cashmere

In the Vale of Cashmere

In the Vale of CashmereÂ marks the culmination of acclaimed photographer Thomas Roma'sÂ four-year odyssey into a densely wooded, secluded corner of Brooklynâ€™s Prospect Park,Â where gay cruising dominates the footpaths and trails. The Vale ofÂ Cashmere, a name that dates back to the 1890s, has long been a meeting place for gay men. and currently, mostly Black men. However, Â encounters occur between men of all walks of life, as well as Â gender and sexual identities.

With his large, tripod-mounted, hand-made camera, Roma stepped into the center of this community, an obvious but mostly ignored presence.Â Understandably, many of the menÂ Roma approached to photograph in a formal portrait were not interested, butÂ surprisingly, many were. After they agreed Â to be photographed, Roma would offer theÂ men time and the opportunity to show him something of themselves they might notÂ have the chance to Â otherwise.

Although originally conceived solely as a portrait project, the more time RomaÂ spent in the Vale of Cashmere, the more the physical beauty of the Vale becameÂ inseparable from the portraits, and many landscape photographs were made to beÂ included in the book. In addition to the landscapes, Roma utilized a custom modified miniatureÂ camera to provide sequential pictures depicting the steady march of theÂ mostly solitary men as they cruised the paths and roadways of the Vale. These candidÂ photographs, which run along the bottom of the pages of landscape photographs, areÂ reproduced in small scale so as to make it impossible to identify any individual.

Roma's motivation for doing the project cameÂ from his wish to honor the memory of a dear friend who died of AIDS in 1991, andÂ who introduced him to the Vale of Cashmere.
Country USA
Brand powerHouse Books
Manufacturer powerHouse Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2015-10-27
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781576877159

Country	USA
Brand	powerHouse Books
Manufacturer	powerHouse Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2015-10-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781576877159

In the Vale of Cashmere

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