REFRAME 02 | Distress for Control

"Haunting... this book said as much as Naomi Klein did in 700 pages of The Shock Doctrine"
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Distress for Control reveals the unseen… This thought-provoking photographic essay unfolds against the backdrop of the “greatest private equity deal of all time”. 

It examines its far-reaching impact – how it enriched three billionaires, cost 2,500 people their jobs, and exposed the unsettling intersection of sexual abuse and high art. Through striking imagery, the book delves into the hidden forces and motivations that shape such events – a stark visual exploration of power, loss, and control.

“Distress-for-control” is a stock market strategy in which investors deliberately drive a company into financial distress to gain control of it at a lower cost. The images were captured in the urban landscape around Arles - showing the hidden side of the city - home to the world’s largest photography festival.

Thread sewn, OTA binding, with flaps
Cover: Calisto Pearl 170g
Text: Edixion 100gsm white offset