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"The set of photographs in 'The Petrified Forest' and the texts reflecting the memories and mental images Ville LENKKERIi has of the little town in the Finnish woods where he grew up.
The photographs are stages but they spring from the emotions and memories that he has and which cause him to still call the place his hometown today.
The short texts in the book represent missing pictures in the series and they deepen the understanding of the given situations and thus guide the viewer.
'The Petrified Forest' deals not only with subjective memories and growing up in an industrial small town, but also with the structure of truth and nature of representation – a strong link to LENKKERI’s earlier work.
'The Petrified Forest' is the artist’s fourth impressive monograph." (publisher's note)
The photographs are stages but they spring from the emotions and memories that he has and which cause him to still call the place his hometown today.
The short texts in the book represent missing pictures in the series and they deepen the understanding of the given situations and thus guide the viewer.
'The Petrified Forest' deals not only with subjective memories and growing up in an industrial small town, but also with the structure of truth and nature of representation – a strong link to LENKKERI’s earlier work.
'The Petrified Forest' is the artist’s fourth impressive monograph." (publisher's note)
- Format
- Linen bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 27,5 x 24,5 x 2,5 cm., 160 pp.,