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Background information and statement by the photographer, David NISSEN
"'It was dark, the moon shone brightly (…),when a car at lightning speed, drove slowly round the bend…' (words from this poem by an unknown author are well-known in Germany). They could certainly be used to describe pictures that David NISSEN is publishing in a photo book titled 'Shapes of Light', which appears in May, 2019. As in the poem, images are full of paradoxes, contradictions and, above all, strong contrasts. David NISSEN prefers to photograph at night, and for lighting he uses either moonlight or available light sources, such as street lamps or car headlight. Photography is the place where David NISSEN can express all what he feels and think in his everyday life. Located in a surreal spectrum somewhere between color and black&white, NISSEN presents empty urban settings that are reminiscent of film sets. Behind this loaded, atmospheric typology lies a philosophical approach to loneliness." (© David NISSEN)
Additional information
All 300 copies of this self-edited, signed and numbered book will come with a 13x19 C-print.
About the French photographer David NISSEN
Photo books by David NISSEN
- Book design
- Guilleaume DUPRAT
- Format
- Swiss bound HC (illustrated linen) with ONE C-type print (13 x 18 cm. no dust jacket, as issued), 128 pp., color ills., no text (book details in English), Ltd. to 300 copies