{"product_id":"strassenbilder","title":"Strassenbilder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eFirst edition, first impression of Strassenbilder by Lukas Hoffmann. Medium format hardback in new condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eAbout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eA major series by Swiss photographer Lukas Hoffmann, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrassenbilder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s11\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003etakes the opposite approach to street photography. Working with a view camera, Hoffmann gets as close as possible to his subjects, capturing them spontaneously, without precise framing, capturing fleeting postures, body fragments and gestures, sometimes dazzled by direct, brittle light, precisely highlighting the textures of skin, hair and clothing, which extend beyond the frame. The complex composition of the image questions the intrinsic temporality of the photographic medium. This large-format book presents a sharp selection of images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e, among a corpus of over 500,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003epublished here for the first time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003eThe album format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e echoing the large-format negative of the camera \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s10\"\u003e underlines the vertiginous feeling that grips the viewer as the series unfolds. The book is accompanied by an essay by art historian Anne Bertrand, revealing the different prisms of Lukas Hoffmann's work and contextualizing it within the history of contemporary photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lukas Hoffmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448945418622,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/lukas-hoffmann-strassenbilder-front-cover.jpg?v=1779380384","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/en-us\/products\/strassenbilder","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}