Background information
Marten LANGE attempts to trace the effects of technological developments on human experiences, using architectural tropes to build a narrative loaded with the threats and promises of the future. Cutting back and forth between close-up views and cityscapes, 'The Mechanism' offers a filmic sequence of photographs that is at once affective and estranging.
Content
"'The Mechanism' is a melancholic series of black-and-white photographs that form a science-fiction story about contemporary life. Bringing together images made in multiple cities, the work deals with themes of technology, surveillance and urban society. " (publisher's note, © Mack Books, 2017)
About the photographer, Marten LANGE (b. 1984 in Gothenburg, SWE)
Mårten LANGE studied photography at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, United Kingdom.
Photo books by Marten LANGE
'Citizen' (Études Books, 2015) and
'Another Language' (MACK, 2012), as well as a number of self-published books including
'Chicxulub' (2016) and
'Machina' (2014; 2007), among others.
- Format
- HC in Japanese paper (no dust jacket as issued), 22 x 28 x 1 cm., 96 pp., 58 tritone ills., text language: English