Anja Niemi: In Character caps "The best books put their

"The best books put their finger on emotions that we recognize as deeply our own

we bend back the page or reach for an old receipt

Ruth Erikson

nature and artifice

Anja Niemi: In Character caps "The best books put theirAnja Niemi: In Character is the first career retrospective monograph by one of the most exciting talents working in contemporary photography. Niemis work has emerged as a distinctive force within the venerable tradition of conceptual self portraiture. A photo artist who works alonephotographing, staging, and acting out the characters in all of her imagesNiemi is a constant presence (in character) in her work, developing complex, nuanced narratives