Book research- Susan Paulsen

Susan Paulsens book 'Sarah Rhymes with Clara' is a documentry collection of everyday occurences that is around her daily life. This odd little book is a collection of mish mashed images including nudes which works more as a social documenty on her life and those around her.

Once again this book carrys the same simple and plain front cover that may convince the audience that it is not a photography book. However within the pages it soon becomes clear.

  The most prominant thing about the style of this book is its use of white space. The impact that an image has whe accompanied by nothing but white space is actually amazing. While i know most of my superstitions are in focus with this idea of text, it does go to show that white space and the audiences mind can be just as powerful.

 I also like the use of white space even on the pages with writing. here the text is not all alligned the same, and the two images have been shrunk to a much smaller size as if to create more space for blankness. it really is powerful in a sence. Of course she does use a double page for dyptic style images in which she does try and make a colour or visual connection between the two.