"Over the years when my mother's condition started to improve I started to photograph at home more. Apart from my mother the focus of the photographs also included her dog Elsa who had been her sole companion at home for many years and also the house itself whose condition deteriorated or improved as my mother's illness regressed or progressed. Her relationship with Elsa which had substituted intimate human contact as simple as touch or conversation all these years, had played a big part in my mother's improvement. In February of 2014 Elsa died having grown old in her 13th year. That winter was a strange one because for the first time it had rained everyday and the sun wasn’t seen on most days. Towards the end my mother had even opened up to my father with whom she had separated almost 15 years ago. It was her separation with him that had triggered her illness in the first place." This book is sold out by the publisher / author. It is shortlisted for the 2018 « Photobook of the Year » Paris Photo / Aperture Foundation Award. NB : Limited stock; please purchase a maximum of 2 copies per order / per customer. Thank you. Since this book is already reaching unreal prices on the "second market", we will most likely apply a regular price increase as our copies sell. 144 pages - Hardcover w/ DJ Ugly Dog, 2018 (600 copies) Format : 17.2 x 22.4 cm Provenance : bibliothèque Antoine D'Agata (signed with dedication + stamp)