Buchkunst Berlin

The out-of-print book 'Das Auge des Krieges' by Dieter KELLER follows a seemingly modern pictorial aesthetic, showing that the artistically trained photographer of the Bauhaus period knew how to use aesthetic perception as a key to processing reality.

The photo volume 'Hong Kong Lost Laundry' by Michael WOLF shows laundry carried away by the wind, which lands on cables, roofs and billboards and has thus become wondrous sculptures of everyday life. The final volume of the series 'Informal Solutions'.

Slipcased HC with print, 25 x 20 cm., b/w

Slipcased HC with Print, 25 x 20 cm., b/w

This photo volume 'Standing by the Wall - Berlin 1990' by Josef Wolfgang MAYER is designed in triptychs and consists exclusively of fold-out pages that expand the individual picture into a panorama. This suddenly makes the past time present again.

Signed! 'In Limbo' by Florian BACHMEIER, describes a state of numbness & insecurity against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict. The images, taken over the last 8 years, make historical processes visible, as well as their psychological & social effects.

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 26 x 2 x 2 cm. (10.2 x 8.7 x 1.4 in.), 184 pp., b/w ills., bilingual text: English / German

These fascinating shots of natural spectacles in the photo volume 'Cheung Chau Sunrises' by Michael WOLF, appear as a contrast to his previous work, which addressed the lack of space and the human adaptation to economic conditions in large cities.