We Were Born Before the Wind is the first monograph of Portuguese photographer Henri Prestes. Images of his hometown portray the artist's roaming in the dark through small villages, mountains, and desolate fields in winter. Highlighted by dim and cinematic aesthetics, Prestes escapes the concreteness...
Compendium Book Review Artist: Roberto Kusterle Photobook: Compendium Publisher: studiofaganel Specs: Hardcover, 348 pages, 230 x 320 mm Price: €50 Roberto Kusterle was born in Gorizia in 1948, where he still lives and works. His artistic career spans already to the seventies, when he started with paintings and installations. Kusterle's oeuvre is...
The recently published monograph by Rita Lino (b. 1986, Portugal) suggests a new reading of the body and the model, becoming a pure image and tool, free of any pre-established identity. Lino’s work can be described as diaristic, instinctive and intimate while commenting on the...
Luca Desienna (b. 1973, Italy) defines himself as a polyhydric artist and writer who is currently based in Berlin, Germany. He is also the founder and Chief Editor of Gomma and Gomma Books. However, the main reason why we approached Desienna is for his 2018...