VAN PIETERSON, Lex - LVST

"The ‘unfinishedness’ in those parts of the world leaves much to the imagination. Here, everything is neat, tidy, well-arranged, which I find boring. In fact, it doesn’t leave one not much room for manouvering. (...) I work analog, I don’t do anything with the computer. Everything is photographed with one single lens, without zoom. In terms of vision, however, I dare say that it is nevertheless modern work.” (© Lex VAN PIETERSON)

"'LVST (Laos, Viet Nam, Singapore, Thailand)' (is a) photographic road document of South-East Asia by Lex van Pieterson, featuring nightlife, advertising, architecture, interiors, food and fashion. (...) For the book LVST he made many trips to the Far East. (...) 'LVST' - on which he had worked for ten years - envelops us in a feverish, exciting and sometimes frightening dream. Former, much acclaimed studio photographer Lex van Pieterson confronts us with images that evoke desire, repulsion, fear, annoyance, euphoria, rage; images that move us. The echoes of Apocalypse Now still resound in the madness of nightlife, in the spooky jungle, in the slum alleys as seen on his trip by motor bike, moped or from a buddy seat." (publisher's note)

About the photographer, Lex VAN PIETERSON (b. 1946 in Hague):
Lex VAN PIETERSON is a studio photographer by origin. He is quite well-known in the design world for his work for leading design agencies such as Studio Dumbar.

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