ENGSTROEM, JH - À propos d'Anders Petersen

Background information

"Swedish photographer JH ENGSTRÖM, who follows Anders PETERSEN, also a Swedish photographer, in both his private and artistic life, was his student and assistant before becoming a major photographer in his own right. In the film 'À propos d'Anders Petersen. A Film about with' he questions the emotional turbulence of everyday life, the human doubts as well as those of the photographer....  JH ENGSTRÖM's position as a filmmaker is consolidated by examining the methods of his mentor Anders PETERSEN, his actions as well as his behavior during the creative process." (freely translated, © POM Films, 2006)

Content

The film 'À propos d'Anders Petersen. A Film about with' - in Swedish with subtitles in French and English - is contained in a bound volume with photographs by JH ENGSTROEM. In 52 minutes, it offers a selection of photographs from Anders PETERSEN's extensive collection of works produced over many years, inviting you to discover the way he practices his photographic art and where his artistic development takes him, even to the most intimate or physically humiliating situations.
In addition, another film is included on the DVD: 'Bertil & Maggan' with a length of 28 minutes in Swedish with subtitles in French and English.

French description

"Côtoyant Anders Petersen tant dans sa vie privée que dans sa vie d’artiste, JH Engström ― qui fut son élève puis son assistant, avant de devenir lui-même un photographe de premier plan ― interroge dans A Film about with, les turbulences émotionnelles d’une vie au jour-le-jour, les doutes de l’homme comme ceux du photographe...  La position de cinéaste de JH Engtröm s’affirme dans le questionnement des méthodes de celui qui fut son mentor, de ses actions et de son comportement pendant le processus de création. Offrant une sélection de photographies choisies à travers l’imposante quantité d’oeuvres produites depuis de nombreuses années par Anders Petersen, le film invite à découvrir la manière dont s’exerce son art photographique ― aussi loin qu’il aille dans son développement artistique, jusque dans les situations les plus intimes ou physiquement dégradantes." (© POM Films, 2006)

About the Swedish photographer, Anders PETERSEN (b. 1944, in Stockholm)

Photo books by Anders PETERSEN

About the Swedish photographer, JH ENGSTROEM

Photo books by JH ENGSTROEM