This book surveys a generous selection by

Kiki Smith of her never-before-seen

photographs along with previously

published photos selected by the author. Part survey, part artist s book, this long-awaited look at the full

range of Kiki Smith s photography allows that body of work to

be recognized as an essential part of her working process and

of the acclaimed body of work that includes her sculpture,

installations, drawings, prints, and books. Over the three

decades of her career, Smith has experimented with

photography as a working tool, a means of personal

expression, and simply as a medium in which she can explore

space, composition, color, and texture.

I don t think my work is particularly about art, Smith has said.

It s really about me, being here in this life, in this skin. I m

cannibalizing my own experience, my surroundings. Smith s

selection of unseen photos for this book parallels the four

concerns discussed in Elizabeth Brown s essay studio process,

reflecting and constructing identity, making stories, and

recording her own artworks and allows us to intimately share

her unique vision.