JFK

N.pl. (Marseille), LMX, 2002. Softcover. Good. 486 col. photogr. plates (incl. pastedowns), limp foam covers, in orig. board slipcase, large 8vo. --- ""On August 5, 1997, Laurent Malone and Dennis Adams walked non-stop from downtown Manhattan, across the Williamsbridge to JFK Airport. They followed the staightest path possible toward their destination, crossing neighbourhoods, expressways and cemeteries. The walk took 11 1/2 hours. Adams and Malone shot photographs along their destination according to an agreement to produce an undetermined number of paired images: one 35 mm camera was shared with the understanding that either person could take a photo of their own choice at any time during the walk. Who shot the photograph handed the camera to the other person, who then shot a second photo in exactly the opposite direction, with no attention to subject selection, framing, or adjustments in aperture and focus (...)"" [descriptive text on backstrip, followed by the same text in French].; Top box slightly bumped.