Suspended In Time - Matthew Larkin - 2007

Suspended in Time. The book is a collection of stunning ambrotypes by Matthew Larkin whose unique photographs are made on black glass using antique processes. Larkin s pictures, at once beautiful and haunting, capture arresting moments of individuals engaged in the modern practice of suspension. The act of suspension is a personal one that traces its roots to ancient rituals, and involves hanging from metal hooks inserted under the skin. This book, the first to be dedicated exclusively to the subject of suspension, was designed and produced by the award-winning, New York-based firm Binocular Design. Printed in New England by The Studley Press, all seventy images have been exquisitely reproduced as full-page duotones with a high-gloss, tinted varnish.