PRESS
Translation to English:
Kate Sterlin's first book immediately establishes a singular new voice in the contemporary photographic landscape. Having grown up in New York before settling in Los Angeles, she has been experimenting for several decades with black-and-white photography that veers between the personal and the universal. Juxtaposing often very raw snapshots of her daily life (notably those of her ailing father), street photos and diary-like writings, she weaves together the individual, the family and the African-American community from which she hails. Her mentor was the great photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and her vision here is devoid of all prettiness, but speaks to human feelings, life and death, and goes straight to the heart. Actress Tessa Thompson and musician Arooj Aftab, both close friends of the artist, contribute their views on Kate Sterlin's work in this English-language book.