The Invisibles: Vintage Portraits of Love and Pride

　　本書收錄1900~1960年代同性伴侶的珍貴肖像。這些照片是作者在各地跳蚤市場或車庫拍賣挖到的寶物。在那個同性戀人權低落、不得張揚愛情的「黑暗年代」，影中同性愛侶手拉著手、洋溢幸福神情的樣貌，深深打動作者，即使他們的名字跟攝影師名字早已隨時光消逝。此套獨特的肖像蒐藏，讓以《G 檔案》、《狂野三人行》享譽國際的導演薩巴斯汀‧ 李席茲 (Sébastien Lifshitz)大受感召，拍攝了《看不見的同志》(Les invisibles)紀錄片，榮獲2013年法國凱薩獎最佳紀錄片。

A charming collection of vintage photos of gay couples privately and often secretly celebrating their relationships. This volume is a unique collection of photographs of gay couples from 1900 to 1960. While this is a time many now regard as the deeply closeted "dark ages," these photos show gay couples who were clearly out (at least for a moment)-some camping it up for the cameras while others in loving or clearly domestic poses. These photographs were discovered and collected by the author at flea markets and garage sales, the names of the subjects and their photographers lost to time. He was intrigued by the fact that the pictures show couples posed hand in hand, revealing happiness, serenity, and a surprising air of freedom so unlike the image of gays suffering in secret or fighting for their rights. This unique collection inspired Sebastien Lifshitz to restore to these nameless couples their voices in his documentary movie The Invisibles for which he was awarded the Cesar Award for Best Documentary in 2013.

Sébastien Lifshitz is a contemporary artist and cinematographer. He received the Jean Vigo Prize in 1996 for Les corps ouverts and the Cesar Award in 2013 for The Invisibles.