Radical Love
By (Author) Toni Greaves
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
29th September 2015
United States
General
Non Fiction
Individual photographers
779.092
Hardback
160
Width 216mm, Height 267mm, Spine 19mm
The sudden revelation of a powerful religious calling was anentirely unlooked-for event in the life of a college-studentnamed Lauren. But when it became clear to her that she had aspiritual vocation, she made the exceptional decision todedicate her life to God. Drawing upon many visits to thecloistered religious community of Dominican nuns in SummitNew Jersey, photographer Toni Greaves has created a luminousbody of work capturing the transformative journey by whichLauren became Sister Maria Teresa of the Sacred Heart.Presented in an exquisite photobook volume featuring a clothcase with silk-screening, foil, and tip-on, these meditativephotographs reveal the radical joy of a life dedicatedunequivocally to love.
Beautiful, joyful, and thought-provoking, this collection ofphotographs of a young nun's journey, by rising-starphotographer Toni Greaves, is a rare gem for both fine-artphotography lovers and those interested in religious life-be theypracticing Catholics, or simply drawn to tradition, simplicity,and contemplation.
"Toni Greaves's luminous images marry the quotidian with the divine in all sorts of ways: a young novice dribbles a basketball in full habit; a jar of Vick's VapoRub nestles a bottle of holy water; a group portrait of all 19 sisters, whose ages range from 25 to 90, includes Sabina, the golden retriever, splayed flat on the floor" - New York Times
Toni Greaves is a documentary, portrait, and commercialphotographer based in Portland, Oregon. She is the recipient ofmany prestigious photography awards, and in 2012 she earnedGrand Prize at the Palm Springs Photo Festival. Herphotographs have been published in magazines andpublications internationally, including Time, the New YorkTimes, the Wall Street Journal, and Marie Claire, among others,and her work is held in numerous private collections worldwide.