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9781930066410 1930066414 "A garden has this advantage, that it makes it indifferent where you live. A well-laid garden makes the face of the country of no account; let that be low or high, grand or mean, you have made a beautiful abode worthy of man." Thousands of Chicagoans have taken Ralph Waldo Emerson's words to heart, and they have shared their "beautiful abodes" with photographer Brad Temkin. His Private Places offers an intimate glimpse into the personal gardens of Chicago residents, exploring how they carved out these quiet spaces of flora and greenery in the cityscape of concrete and brick. Temkin's camera lens captures the lushness and vibrancy of these backyard gardens, roving over the diverse natural and artificial elements contained in each. His images chronicle how gardens are safe havens for these city dwellers, places where they can read, meditate, relax, and enjoy the experience of working with the soil and its fruits. Temkin notes, "The small gardens have bits and pieces of the person who owns them; found objects that are dear to them, keepsakes, statues, and personal items that reveal the person behind it." The motto of the city of Chicago is "Urbs in horto," a Latin phrase meaning "city in a garden." Temkin's compelling photographs reveal the flip side of the motto"garden in a city"as Private Places unearths the richly sensual world of the natural tucked away behind the clustered town houses and brick edifices of Chicago's residential neighborhoods., "In Private Places, Brad Temkin is attracted not to the public open spaces, but to the small, intimate gardens of Chicago's citizens. He writes: "The small gardens have bits and pieces of the people who own them: found objects that are dear to them, keepsakes, statues, and personal items that reveal the people behind them."" "Chicagoans, like Americans everywhere, look to the garden as a place of refuge, a place where one can read, meditate, relax, heal, and know the bounty and beauty to be found in good soil, color, and composition. Using his camera, Brad Temkin portrays a wide array of Chicago gardens that reveal for us the magic to be found in such private places."--BOOK JACKET., Offers an intimate glimpse into the personal gardens of Chicago residents, exploring how they carved out these quiet spaces of flora and greenery in the cityscape of concrete and brick. Author-Photographer's compelling photographs unearth the richly sensual world of the natural tucked away behind the clustered town houses and brick edifices.
9781930066410 1930066414 "A garden has this advantage, that it makes it indifferent where you live. A well-laid garden makes the face of the country of no account; let that be low or high, grand or mean, you have made a beautiful abode worthy of man." Thousands of Chicagoans have taken Ralph Waldo Emerson's words to heart, and they have shared their "beautiful abodes" with photographer Brad Temkin. His Private Places offers an intimate glimpse into the personal gardens of Chicago residents, exploring how they carved out these quiet spaces of flora and greenery in the cityscape of concrete and brick. Temkin's camera lens captures the lushness and vibrancy of these backyard gardens, roving over the diverse natural and artificial elements contained in each. His images chronicle how gardens are safe havens for these city dwellers, places where they can read, meditate, relax, and enjoy the experience of working with the soil and its fruits. Temkin notes, "The small gardens have bits and pieces of the person who owns them; found objects that are dear to them, keepsakes, statues, and personal items that reveal the person behind it." The motto of the city of Chicago is "Urbs in horto," a Latin phrase meaning "city in a garden." Temkin's compelling photographs reveal the flip side of the motto"garden in a city"as Private Places unearths the richly sensual world of the natural tucked away behind the clustered town houses and brick edifices of Chicago's residential neighborhoods., "In Private Places, Brad Temkin is attracted not to the public open spaces, but to the small, intimate gardens of Chicago's citizens. He writes: "The small gardens have bits and pieces of the people who own them: found objects that are dear to them, keepsakes, statues, and personal items that reveal the people behind them."" "Chicagoans, like Americans everywhere, look to the garden as a place of refuge, a place where one can read, meditate, relax, heal, and know the bounty and beauty to be found in good soil, color, and composition. Using his camera, Brad Temkin portrays a wide array of Chicago gardens that reveal for us the magic to be found in such private places."--BOOK JACKET., Offers an intimate glimpse into the personal gardens of Chicago residents, exploring how they carved out these quiet spaces of flora and greenery in the cityscape of concrete and brick. Author-Photographer's compelling photographs unearth the richly sensual world of the natural tucked away behind the clustered town houses and brick edifices.