In his stunning monograph, Holding Venus, Keith Carter continues to explore what he has referred to as "the poetry of the ordinary," that moment of transcendence when the commonplace becomes the extraordinary. Myth and metaphor form the foundation of Carter's imagery, which transforms the literal into the symbolic. In this sense, the notion of "holding Venus" remarks upon the connection between the earthly and the celestial at the same time that it attests to the fundamental human aspiration to realize that which is seemingly unattainable.

While his early work concentrated on evoking a sense of place and spirit in his native East Texas, Carter turned his distinct perspective outward, photographing in Italy, France, England and elsewhere. Yet, he approaches his subject matter with humor and celebration and with a probing eye for the human spirit, regardless of time and place. Often, his subjects are merely apparitions, whose forms are slightly obscured by optical distortions. The imagery of Carter's enigmatic world - ghostly figures and animals, quirky masked characters, and brooding landscapes - explores the mythological, the surreal and the intangible that infuse everyday rituals and moments.

Since this is out of print, we have just a few remaining  limited edition, signed and numbered [1 - 100] books in a silk clamshell box .Each includes one of two different  signed and numbered 11"x11" [approx] platinum prints (shown below) .