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(HIDO, TODD). Hido, Todd & Howard Nemerov. Paso Robles, CA: Nazraeli Press, 2018. First Edition 1/3000. Oblong Small Folio. Pictorial Cloth. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 104pp, 48 color illustrations. Designed by Bob Awfuldish and Todd Hido. "For over two decades, Todd Hido has crafted narratives through loose and mysterious suburban scenes, desolate landscapes, and stylized portraits. He has traversed North America capturing places that feel at once familiar and unknown; welcoming and unsettling. Underscoring the influences of Nordic mythology and specifically the idea of Fimbulwinter, which translates into the ‘endless winter’, Hido’s new monograph, "Bright Black World" alludes to and provides form for this notion of an apocalyptic, never-ending winter. Exploring the dark terrain of the Northern European landscape and regions as far as the North Sea of Japan enchanted Hido, calling him back on several occasions. This presents the artist’s first significant foray extensively photographing territory outside of the United States, chronicling a decidedly new psychological geography. Opening with a text by Alexander Nemerov, "Bright Black World" contains forty-eight plates printed in an oversized format, featuring two vertical gatefolds and a fold-out poster measuring some 25 by 40 inches. A brand new, pristine example of the already unavailable first printing limited to three thousand clothbound copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED" Todd Hido" in ink on the title page. 1-59005-475-X Inventory Number: E000THBBW - 1