2020s

Self-published photo book 'Please Notify the Sun by Stephen GILL is about the world inside a fish. We see places and spaces, caves and grottos, beaches and mountains, rock formations and oil slicks. It offers a huge panorama of the most diverse sceneries.

The limited editon photographic volume 'After the Snowstorm' by Yasunori SAITO, produced in Japanese binding, shows white areas within individual plants rising from the snow. The pictures were taken in the northernmost part of Japan, in Hokkaido.

In her book, 'Unprofessional', Matilde RASMUSSEN explores her time as a professional model in Asia, questioning power structures, beauty ideals and objectification. A playful and devastating book between documentation & fiction, performance & real life.

'Discover' by Francois DAIREAUX contains the story of a journey into the future, revealing the contrasts of a contemporary China in constant construction, with cities growing out of the ground as if by magic. With texts by sinologist Emmanuel Lingot.

This catalog volume of the work of Swedish artist duo Klara KÄLLSTRÖM & Thobias FÄLDT between 2011 and 2021 invites us to critically consider the prevailing narratives about today's world and how photography is used in the creation of these narratives.

The volume 'The Polar Silk Road' by Gregor SAILER deals with the economic use of the Arctic regions as well as territorial claims of the riparian states. The consequences are geopolitical tensions and expansion of military structures and research stations

'Common Dreams' by Kai LÖFFELBEIN reflects China's change and the existing contrasts. It critically examines its social and economic transformation with a focus on the lives of migrant workers who have to live in the outskirts of the large metropolises.

This volume, 'Double Orbit' by Grégoire PUJADE-LAURAINE, shows the everyday urban environment. However, his pictures read in their composition like a set of tarot cards, they become open-ended allegories, whose meaning is only revealed in the combination.

The photos in 'At Dusk' by Miyuki OKUYAMA give insight into her inner life and her states of mind as she moved from one culture to another. The images are inspired by fragmented childhood memories, long repressed fears, and vaguely remembered nightmares.

'Istanbul' by Miron ZOWNIR contains b/w pictures taken before and during the coronavirus pandemic. It shows how diverse the realities of life in Turkey's capital are and depicts a social reality that also includes ever-increasing poverty & social taboos.