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ALT Limited Ed 750 copies Essay: Laura Noble Foreword: Jude Hull - Design: Claire Parsons-Brown 'Form & Function' is an exploration of how we are situated within our own skin. The work looks at our experience of being human and our fraught relationship with the body, challenging conventional ideas of beauty by capturing a fluidity of gender and identity in a courageously inclusive cast of subjects. These contorted nudes delicately transform what should be intimately familiar into foreign sculptures. The book is a culmination of Rosser’s work over a six year period.“Rosser upends intimacy as it is traditionally conceived. Nude bodies, complete with the ephemera of living – pock marks, scars, moles – are folded into chewing-gum shapes, stretched and moulded into human sculptures.” – Hannah Williams, Unseen Platform “My conclusion is that this work, like all great art, succeeds in reminding you of your self as well as of the traits that connect us all.” – Justin Carey, Shutterhub

ALT 'Estate" Over 128 pages with 67 colour plates, Clayton’s work is classic social documentary. Capturing the ‘everyday’ on a housing estate in the early 1990’s, the stage he presents is a moment in time - the decline and destruction of such estates is underway just as the ideology of the welfare state that created them was being dismantled too. We are taken on a journey from a distant view, around streets and communal areas and then inwards into the homes of residents, from wide vistas to architectural detail. ‘Estate’ is a compelling, sensitive and enlightening narrative illustrating a moment in time in the British urban landscape. "I thoroughly enjoyed it. The pictures capture the spirit of the estate very precisely." Ken Loach, Film Director " Anyone with an interest in postwar British social history, modernist architecture or street photography would really enjoy this book." John Grindrod Author

ALT Spanning his ten-year engagement with the British furry fandom subculture, Tom Broadbent's At Home With The Furries takes a fluffy, scaly and feathery peek at a community of people who happen to identify as animal characters. Featuring Syrrus, a fox and Lupestripe, a wolf having a barbecue at home in Leeds, as shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018, and Smirnoff, a husky wolf from the book, 1001 Photographs You Must See Before You Die (Paul Lowe), all the photographs are taken in the furries' homes, gardens and favourite local haunts. "Tom Broadbent's exploration of the Furries is sensitive, witty and informative. It's all you need to gain an insight into this fascinating subculture whose only limits are that of their imaginations. If only everyday life was as much fun as the pages of this book" Laura Noble With essays by photography gallerist and curator Laura Noble and Uncle Kage, Chairman of Anthrocon, one of the biggest furry conventions in the world.

ALT My Father's Things ©Wendy Aldiss Following the death of her father Wendy Aldiss realised that, in a way, she could continue to photograph him – by making images of his possessions. Wendy went on to photograph absolutely everything that he had in 2018, right down to his paperclips. This labour of love and grieving has resulted in a fascinating and complete catalogue of the items owned by a man of 92yrs; a writer, poet and artist. 1st Edition / Pannoval Press Essay by Dr Margaret Gibson. Foreword by Christopher Priest / 256 pages / Hardback The book is a beautifully designed selection from the 9,000+ images Wendy Aldiss took. It is a 256 page hardcover book containing full colour images and fold-out plates, with a foreword by renowned Novelist Christopher Priest and an essay on ‘Dwelling in a Writer’s Home’ by Dr Margaret Gibson Academic and Writer