NEWS EDITORIAL
Shawn Bush: Between Gods and Animals
Growing up in Detroit influenced the photography of Shawn Bush (the USA) and the way he thinks about social, economic, and political elements of the American landscape. As a lens-based artist, Bush responds to the urban environment which surrounds an individual and the meaning behind it. His work investigates the mythologies which are present in…
Colin Delfosse: Fulu Act
Since the Berlin conference in 1884, Congo has been at the forefront of globalization. The advent of the country as the leading exporter of cobalt (a key ore in the construction of smartphones) is the latest example. In his series ‘Fulu Act’, Colin Delfosse (b. 1981, Belgium) set out to illuminate the ecological and social consequences…
Bieke Depoorter: Agata
In the past years, the concept of authorship became a widely contested topic within the field of photography. The notion of collaboration and who then takes credit for what became blurry. The same question and many more are the concern of Bieke Depoorter’s (b. 1986, Belgium) latest publication “Agata.” In October 2017, Depoorter met a…
NEWS GUIDES
Nadine Ijewere: Our Own Selves
Prestel Publishing has just released ‘Our Own Selves’ by Nadine Ijewere (b. 1992, the UK) – a gem that combines fashion with non-conventional beauty. This is the first monograph by the London-based photographer and features both fashion editorials for brands such as Dior, Hermes and Valentino alongside personal works shot in Jamaica and Nigeria. As…
Alessio Pellicoro: Abisso / Abyssus
‘Abisso’ (‘Abyssus’) by Alessio Pellicoro (b. 1994, Italy) provides an unexpected rendering of the shoreline running through Salento – the hometown of Pellicoro, who is experienced in exploring the intimacy of urban landscapes and local traditions of Southern Italy.
Fulvio Ventura: Sagacity
Nearly 50 years after its original release, Italian photographer Fulvio Ventura’s (b. 1941, Turin) long-awaited book ‘Sagacity’ is finally seeing the light of day. Published by The Ice Plant, the monograph is the result of numerous meetings with the author before his death in 2020, and demonstrates Ventura’s expertise in uninterrupted observation.