Ed Panar: Animals That Saw Me: Volume Two

<I>Animals That Saw Me, Volume Two</I> presents a new collection of photographs from the observational wanderings of Ed Panar, author of <I>Animals That Saw Me, Volume One</I> (2011, now out of print). This body of work, encompassing recent pictures and newly discovered gems from Panar&#x2019;s vast back catalogue, records a series of brief, often strangely amusing moments in which nonhuman species (mammal, reptile, bird or insect) seem to behold the human photographer. Edited for the viewer&#x2019;s maximum delight, the photos convey a whimsical concept with surprisingly complex ramifications under the surface. Why do we distinguish between &#x201C;us&#x201D; and &#x201C;them,&#x201D; and what exists in the space between these distinctions? What does it mean to make &#x201C;eye contact&#x201D; with another species? What does the presence of a camera add to this phenomenon? Channeling the same thoughtful humor, wonder and peculiar engagement with the world that made the first volume of <I>Animals That Saw Me</I> an instant hit, this second installment also includes an original essay by acclaimed speculative realist philosopher Timothy Morton. — Testi: Morton Timothy. pagg. 80; 36 COL e 2 BN; rileg. rigida. Editore: The Ice Plant, Los Angeles, 2016.