Melanie Cobham<br>Bodybuilding (Special Edition)
Flâneuring the strangely familiar The special edition is limited to 25 copies. Each copy includes a 21 × 29.5 cm print, signed and numbered by the artist, printed on 315 gsm, 100% cotton, white high-gloss, Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Bodybuilding: Flâneuring the strangely familiar is the debut photobook of multidisciplinary artist and photographer Melanie Cobham which traces her early years in Melbourne/Naarm after relocating from Uruguay just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Created in a time marked by isolation and extended lockdowns, Cobham utilised photography to observe, make sense of and connect with her new surroundings. The photobook, as a result, portrays a quiet and contemplative view of Melbourne/Naarm’s urban landscape, devoid of people and filled with fleeting details, surreal reflections and architectural forms. The photographs reflect the perspective of the modern-day flâneur, observing and examining her surroundings with an intentional sense of detachment; one that