The Pet Show #19 塞奇·索赫 Sage Sohier
塞奇·索赫
生于1954年，美国
塞奇·索赫在四只狗的陪伴下长大，目前家中养有三只狗。动物在她的生活中一直占据重要地位，因此在七十年代末开始拍摄人物时，她经常将他们的伴侣动物也纳入画面。“当人类与动物共处时，现场会变得更随性、自我会变少但现场会更乱。爱是无条件的，悲伤尽管简单却深刻，生活更丰富、生动而有趣。”索赫说。她开始寻找那些与多种动物共居的人家，特别是拥有多物种的家庭。这些照片拍摄于1980-90年。
索赫出版了六本摄影作品集，包括《动物》(动物, 斯坦利/贝克, 2019)。另一部作品《和平王国》(和平王国, 克勒尔出版社, 2021)讲述了救助动物的故事，于2021年9月出版。
抱着兔子的年轻人，路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日，
来自《动物》系列，1983年 © 塞奇·索赫
抱着兔子的女孩与德国牧羊犬，新罕布什尔州拉科尼亚，
来自《动物》系列，1992年 © 塞奇·索赫
一手蟒蛇一手孩子的男人，新罕布什尔州吉尔福德，
来自《动物》系列，1992年 © 塞奇·索赫
小猫、小马与在谷仓里的男孩，马萨诸塞州罗利，
来自《动物》系列，1992年 © 塞奇·索赫
有西班牙猎犬的家庭，新罕布什尔州米兰，
来自《动物》系列，1980年 © 塞奇·索赫
文森萨、巴黎与彼得，马萨诸塞州剑桥，
来自《动物》系列，1992年 © 塞奇·索赫
Sage Sohier
B. 1954, USA
Sage Sohier grew up with four dogs, and currently lives with three. Animals have always been important in her life; so, when she started photographing people in the late 1970s, she often included their companion animals. “There is more spontaneity, less self-consciousness, and more chaos when humans and other animals coexist. Love is unconditional, grief is uncomplicated though deeply felt, and life is richer, more vivid, more comical.” Sohier says. She started to seek out people who lived with many animals, especially homes with multiple species. These photographs from the 1980s and 90s are the result.
Sohier has published six monographs of her work, including Animals, (Stanley/Barker 2019). Another book, about people who rescue animals, Peaceable Kingdom (Kehrer Verlag 2021), published in September 2021.
Girl with rabbit and German Shepherd, Laconia, New Hampshire,
from series Animals, 1992 © Sage Sohier
Man with Python and baby, Gilford, New Hampshire,
from series Animals, 1992 © Sage Sohier
Boy in barn with cat and pony, Rowley, Massachusetts,
from series Animals, 1992 © Sage Sohier
Family with Spaniel puppies, Milan, New Hampshire,
from series Animals, 1980 ©Sage Sohier
Vincenza, Paris, and Peter, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
from series Animals, 1992 © Sage Sohier