- Boris Mikhailov is one of the most influential photographers of the former Soviet Union
- Through his superimposed images, Mikhailov has created an extraordinary double world of soviet drudgery juxtaposed with sex and beauty
Previously unpublished due to artistic restrictions imposed during the Communist era
- Yesterday's Sandwich embodies Mikhailov’s role as artist, documentary photographer and social observer demonstrating his rich imagination and practical solutions for survival in an unstable society
- Now also available in an accessible hardbound format
This is the first book ever published on the famous Russian photographer Boris Mikhailov’s fascinating early body of work entitled the Superimposition series. Boris Mikhailov (b.1938) is the most influential Russian photographer living today. An artist, a documentary photographer and a social observer, he has experimented with many photographic styles and his work is highly respected by both the photography world and contemporary art lovers. In this series from the late 60s to early 70s, he has overlayed two colour slides, creating fascinating "sandwiches", i.e beautifully composed tableaux of glamorous naked women, surreal urban landscapes and strange scenes of everyday Soviet life.
