The Special Photo Book

This 13-volumes collection on the work of Swiss photographer Jakob TUGGENER, 'Books and Films' contains facsimile editions of the first twelve original book dummies from the years 1936 to 1982 as well as a selection of his 16 mm short films on DVD.

'Gaudi, Impresiones Intimas' by Aitor ORTIZ represents an artistic interpretation using the means of photography, poetry, book design & printing. The result: a Bible-like publication that is impressive in its minimalism, precisely designed and implemented

The photo object '3DPRK' by Matjaz TANCIC presents an extensive collection of North Korean people, photographed in stereo, focusing on common people: those who work in the fields and in the cooperatives, factories and steel mills throughout the country.

'Nationalfeiertag' by German photographer Katja STUKE, combines images from the Chinese National Day in Tiananmen Square with photographs from the commemoration of the 1989 massacre at the same place. Hidden are also texts from 1989 published in Hong Kong

'Greek Dog Days' by Ilja NIEDERKIRCHNER portrays Greece wild and dim with a touch of affection, foggy and yet razor-sharp in black-and-white photographs. The small, strictly limited photo book invites you to embark on an enchanting and ominous journey.

In 'Book Manifest' Irma BOOM presents her vision of the nature, meaning nad relevance of the book. Based on more than 350 of her books, she shares her knowledge gained from intensive research and discusses context and relationship to the traditional book.

The self-published artist's book 'Mono no aware' by Belgian photographer Anton KUSTERS is based on a thought rather than a story. This Japanese term describes the awareness of the passing moments of life. The book is designed as an object.

Self published photo book 'Last stop' by George GEORGIOU is designed as a fanfold, housed in a slipcase. The color photographs were taken from the top decks of buses traveling throughout London, making the subjects and people photographed 'from above'.

'Prix Elysée. Édition 2016-2018' celebrates the nominees with a set consisting of 8 individual monographs plus 1 text volume. The Prix Élysée Award is intended to encourage creativity and to realize new photographic works by promising photographic artists

Eiji OHASHI's long-awaited photo book from his 'Roadside Lights' series of vending machines in winter landscapes. The volume published here as Leporello is a continuation of the highly acclaimed photo series of vending machines along the streets of Japan.

The publication 'Heroes' by Karoliina PAATOS shows Gay rodeo which contradicts the prevailing idea of the cowboy. The drag culture is an essential part and everyone is allowed to take part. A boxed artist edition comes with additional booklets, foldouts.

Published in newspaper format, '40 Jahre laif. 40 Positionen dokumentarischer Fotografie' is both an exhibit and a catalog of the exhibition of the same name, which celebrates the anniversary of the German photographers agency from Cologne.

The photo volume 'Leichtes Gepäck' by Olaf UNVERZART is a strikingly different photo book, which one gladly takes in hand to accompany the German photographer on his 27 journeys made over a period of ten years throughout the world.

The SIGNED photo volume set 'The Citadel' by Mame-Diarra NIANG is the story of an inner journey: the volumes 'Metropolis', 'At the Wall' and 'Sahel Gris' show a personal, analytical relationship with place, without city names or geographical coordinates.

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.

Out-of-print 'My Universe' by BAY BAY is a visual diary and an expression of her inner feelings, the struggle with her illness as well as the neglect by her family. A rare narrative from Burma (Myanmar), where alcoholism & addiction are big taboo subjects

As there is a wall clock in almost every household, Matjaz TANCIC titled his out-of-print volume, which oscillates between the future and the past, 'Timekeepers'. Conceived as an old photo album, the 3D images inside show Chinese and their home interiors.

Artist book 'Crime Scenes' by Helmut GIERSIEFEN deals with the typology of hunting high seats. The motifs were made on a handmade black and white film of traditional Japanese paper (Washi), reproduced in square format and glued individually into the book.