Table Book Paul Richard Thomas

This book, presented on its aluminium table, is a limited edition of 100 copies, each featuring 20 photographs from Paul Richard Thomas’ Metaform exhibition. 

Each photograph measures 52 × 35 cm and is individually numbered and signed by the artist. On the right-hand page, you’ll find the picture, while the left-hand page displays a storyboard related to the image hand-drawn by Paul Richard Thomas and printed on tracing paper. 

Large binders at the center of the book allow for easy swapping of photographs. At any time, you can select your favorite image, individually numbered and signed by the artist, and place it into the custom frame provided with the book. 

Through a series of photographic images of models displaying their pure beauty while exposing chosen parts of their faces or anatomical elements, Paul Richard Thomas customizes in unexpected and provocative ways, taking the viewer on a journey of intense reflection. His work challenges us to consider the highly intrusive transformations we make to our physical appearance, urging us to explore the deeper meaning behind them. Thomas presents a raw and surreal vision of the human form and psyche. Through carefully composed images, he captures models in poses that reveal both vulnerability and strength. The interplay of light and shadow enhances textures and contours, inviting the viewer to dive further into the significance of our choices. 

Thomas’ message, illustrated through this photographic journey, underscores our desire to express a uniqueness that may sometimes appear extreme to others. The pursuit of standing out can drive us toward a meta-transformation, one that reshapes our identity into something surreal, beyond the norm. Not to be one among many, but to be “The One.”