Still Time is a 1994 photography book by Sally Mann. The book is published by Aperture and was released alongside Mann's exhibition for the photographs.[1] The book consists of 60 four-color and duotone images of landscapes as well as abstract photography and images of Mann's children, some of which have been collected from her previous book, Immediate Family.[2] The cover image is a photograph of Mann's 7-year-old daughter Jessie, who is pictured topless with her chest covered by nightblooming cereus.[3] The book opens with a quote from Eric Ormsby's Childhood House, and images focus on the theme of the passing of time.[2]
 Cover | |
| Author | Sally Mann |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Photography |
| Publisher | Aperture |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 9780893815936 |
| Preceded by | Immediate Family |
| Followed by | What Remains |
The book is not to be confused with the 1988 catalogue of the same name, also by Sally Mann.[4]
Legal case
editIn 2010 a man was convicted of level 1 child pornography for owning four books, including Still Time as well as The Age of Innocence by David Hamilton, which he purchased from a bookstore in Walthamstow, London.[5]
His conviction was overturned on appeal in 2011, with the judge calling his conviction "very unfair" and criticising the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for prosecuting him.[6] The judge noted that Still Time was available from various bookshops and had also been on sale at an art gallery, but the CPS took no action against the gallery or the bookstores.[7]
References
edit- ^ Tremain, Kerr (1994). "Sally Mann". Mother Jones (September/October). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ a b Wilson, Emma (2003). Cinema's Missing Children. Wallflower Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1903364512. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ Mayor, Carol (1999). Becoming: The Photographs of Clementina, Viscountess Hawarden. Duke University Press Books. p. 32. ISBN 978-0822323891. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Sally Mann - Still Time". antiqbook.com. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Sheerer, Hans. "Child Pornography Conviction Tossed For Possessing Books Available on Amazon.com". Justice Denied. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ "Judge criticises CPS for prosecuting man for pictures available in bookshops". The Telegraph. February 24, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ Oates, John (24 February 2011). "Conviction overturned for abuse images bought from bookshop". The Register. Retrieved February 15, 2013.