Tender — Carla Williams. Published by TBW Books.
Carla Williams began making this work during her early adulthood, a "young, queer, Black woman intimately exploring the realm of her own possibility.” These photographs make emotions swell, and thoughts race around — body, brave, dark, humor, identity, intimacy, liberation, light, play, positive, sensual, want...and the image of an artist, contending, confronting, questioning, searching...and ultimately, becoming. It’s beautiful, powerful work in its many ways, and another piece of great yet understated design by TBW.
Christian Patterson lives in New York and is the author of three books, including Sound Affects, Bottom of the Lake, and Redheaded Peckerwood. He’s currently completing his largest body of work to date, Gong Co., which he hopes to publish in 2023.
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