Gathered Leaves will survey a decade of Soth’s work and will be the UK premiere of his eagerly anticipated new series Songbook (2012-14), alongside – Sleeping by the Mississippi (2004), Niagara (2006) and Broken Manual (2010).
The subjects of Alec Soth’s works are the American ideals of independence, freedom, spirituality, and individuality, which the photographer expresses in scenes of daily life. The human essence always remains the central aspect of his intimate portraits; his trained eye is directed at the story behind the visual narrative—human emotions, personal destinies and longings.