Ed Panar          Animals That Saw Me  1993-2016                                               books           

 
    
    
    
         
    
              
                                 
Can non-humans care? Of course they can. Can we?
— Timothy Morton

Animals That Saw Me: Volume Two pairs a new collection of photographs from the observational wanderings of Ed Panar with an original essay on “being seen” by speculative realist philosopher Timothy Morton. Extending the project Panar began in 2011 with Animals That Saw Me: Volume One, this 'sequel' draws from recent work and newly discovered gems from his vast back catalogue to depict a series of brief, shared encounters with various (non-human) species — mammal, reptile, bird, insect — as they seem to behold the (human) photographer. Edited for the viewer’s maximum delight, the pictures embody a whimsical concept with surprisingly complex ramifications under the surface. Why do we distinguish between “us” and “them,” and what exists in the space between these distinctions? What does it mean to make “eye contact” with another species? What does the presence of a camera add to this phenomenon? Channeling the thoughtful humor, wonder and peculiar engagement with the world that made Panar's first volume an instant hit, this volume revisits and digs deeper into the question: “Why do we assume that it’s only us who does the looking?”

Volume Two
80 pages, 36 color, 4 b&w
9x7.5 inches, clothbound
The Ice Plant, 2016

Essay by Timothy Morton

available: here, here, here.


Volume One
80 pages, 36 color, 4 b&w
9x7.5 inches, clothbound
The Ice Plant, 2011

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