The Illusion of Orderly Progress

By Barbara P. Norfleet

From one of America's most distinguished and quirkily gifted photographers, a wildly original book of images that chronicles--and critiques--the curiously familiar social life of bugs. ????????Barbara... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375405585
• ISBN13: 9780375405587
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.2" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Take on The World

Illusions... fits into many categories: entomology, graphic art, or insect appreciation perhaps. Whatever the subdivision of this work may be, I myself found it very appealing. Similar to her numerous other works, she grabs the viewer here - calling my personal perspectives concerning human nature into question. One thing is certain about Barbara Norfleet's collection - she is an admirer of insects, from the mundane to the rare species, a woman of immense talent.

Compelling narrative still life

While not for the overtly squeamish, since her "actors" are various tropical bugs and spiders, this is a very compelling photo collection. Even while it is obviously a constructed still life, these scenes crackle with life, energy, and meaning, poking gentle -- and not so gentle -- fun at the human condition.