Hardcover |27 x 1.4 x 30.5 cm | 112 pp

Hatje Cantz | 2010 | 9783775726979

Barely discernible men’s faces behind a milky pane of glass – the contours are blurred, the facial features vague. Berlin-based artist Loredana Nemes (b.1972) uses a Linhof plate camera to take photographs of Berlin’s world of men in Turkish, oriental, and Arabian men’s cafes in districts such as Neukolln, Kreuzberg, or Wedding.

Her initial inspiration for this work stems from the period of six months she lived in Shiraz in Iran at the age of twelve. Deeply curious about this strange, fascinating culture, she approaches places where she, as a woman, is not allowed to go. “I photograph their outer membrane, which merely suggests an outline of their inner world and visualises the separation between worlds,” says Nemes. This photographic dialogue has given rise to portraits of Ali, Kemal, or Rasim that reveal boundaries, both cultural and visual.

PLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked – minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents to the covers.

Loredana Nemes: Beyond (Non-mint)

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