Books Details
Author : Wolfgang Tillmans Pages : 216 pages Publisher : Taschen
Language : ISBN-10 : 3836539748 ISBN-13 : 9783836539746
Books Descriptions
Tillmans's latest project sets its sights on the worldOver the period of
more than two decades, Wolfgang Tillmans has explored the medium of
photo-imaging with greater range than any other artist of his generation.
From snapshots of his friends to abstract images made in a darkroom
without a camera or works made with a photocopier, he has pushed the
photographic process to its outer limits in myriad ways. For this collection
of photos, his fourth book with TASCHEN, Tillmans turned away from the
self-reflexive exploration of the photography medium that had occupied
him for several years by focusing his lens on the outside world?from
London and Nottingham to Tierra del Fuego, Tasmania, Saudi Arabia, and
Papua New Guinea. He describes this new phase simply as ?trying out what
the camera can do for me, what I can do for it.? The result is a powerful
and singular view of life today in diverse parts of the world, seen from
many angles. Says Tillmans, ?My travels are aimless as such, not
