TO BE HUMAN

TO BE HUMAN

“Plunging into my archive boxes was an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen all my beloved dogs get younger and younger again; up to Man Ray, my first Weimaraner, in 1970, with whom it all started,” says William Wegman.

Funny, poetic, absurd, these images of Wegman embody not only his famous humor. They testify to a real teamwork between the photographer and his so talented Weimaraners to hold up a facetious mirror to us.

Because it is about us, human beings. Wegman's dogs are part of the family, his, ours.

TO BE HUMAN

Featuring over 300 images spanning five decades – many of them previously unseen – this book is an entirely new collection of William Wegman's world-famous dog photographs.

Brice Matthieussent is a French translator, writer and editor. Since the end of the 1970s, he has devoted himself to the translation into French of Anglo-Saxon literature, particularly American. He has thus translated great names in contemporary literature such as John Fante, Jim Harrison, etc. He is also a professor of aesthetics at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Marseille and has written numerous critical texts.

He collaborates with various magazines, notably "Art Press, Le Magazine littéraire, La Revue d'esthetics" and "Les Épisodes".