Marie-José Jongerius — Edges of the Experiment
Marie-José Jongerius — Edges of the Experiment
17 x 24 centimeter / 340 pages (2 volumes) / fc / 2 x softcover in slipcase / EN / Design and edit: Hans Gremmen / isbn 978-94-90119-26-3 / Dutch Design Award 2015 / Arles Best Book Award shortlist / Best Photobooks 2015 (Volkskrant) / Best of 2015 (Lensculture)/ Best Photobooks 2016 Experts Fotobook Festival Kassel, Beijing (double mention)/ICP Shortlist Infinity Award (critical writing & research) /
‘Edges of the Experiment – The Making of the American Landscape’ investigates the idyllic notion of the American landscape, and shows which elements contribute to the iconic landscape, and at what cost they can be maintained. It describes the thin line between nature and civilization: how did the landscape evolve, and where are the interfaces between the organic and the artificial world, and do they fail or succeed? ‘Edges of the Experiment’ is a two-volume publication. Volume one shows over 60 photographs made over a period of ten years by Jongerius. Volume two is a collection of essays about the making of the American landscape, with texts by Mark Pimlott, Mishka Henner, Rixt Bosma & Jeremy Rowe, Hans Gremmen, Kristof Swaegers, Warren Techentin, Raymond Frenken, Elian Somers, Matthew Coolidge & Megan Steinman, Taco Hidde Bakker & Felix van de Vorst, Alex Lehnerer and William L. Fox.
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