The silent photographs Wolfgang Laib takes on his travels are perhaps best understood as an attempt to grasp at a fleeting and intangible essence, at the ephemeral, which, according to Laib, is eternal. Many of these images belie a fascination with non-European notions of spirituality, with religions that are embedded in everyday life, with temples and monuments that exert a force in the present. Laib's almost meditative pictures capture the aura of everyday vistas, and often preempt ideas later manifested in his sculptures ...
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The silent photographs Wolfgang Laib takes on his travels are perhaps best understood as an attempt to grasp at a fleeting and intangible essence, at the ephemeral, which, according to Laib, is eternal. Many of these images belie a fascination with non-European notions of spirituality, with religions that are embedded in everyday life, with temples and monuments that exert a force in the present. Laib's almost meditative pictures capture the aura of everyday vistas, and often preempt ideas later manifested in his sculptures and installations.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 3775791159. B&W Photographs; Oblong 4to 11"-13" tall; 144 pages; Oversize oblong format HC/DJ. 1st edition. Text in both German and English. Soundly bound unmarked copy in original pictorial dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed, with a few tiny nicks and mild toning at edges. Superficial shelf wear to paper covered boards at corner tips and a whisper of toning to the pages at the top edge. Illustrated throughout with sepia toned b&w photos from the exhibition. VG/VG...Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. Book 144 pp., 103 duotone illustrations. Text is in German and English. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Museum Folkwang Essen 26 April-9 June 2002. Dustjacket is protected with a mylar cover.
