Great New Photobook #2 - Conditions, (2010) by photographer Andres Marroquin Winkleman.
Well.. this book might be the best kept secret of the 2010 photobook publishing world.
Hardcover, Left & Right Binding
128 pages, 56 full color plates
26x21cm (10.2x8.2in)
offset printed
edition size: 300
This is the very first amazingg project of the newbie emerging photo art book publisher Meier und Müller.
Like..
Who??
Yes... that was..
Meier und Müller a new photobook publisher, and you thought this business was DOA. (We guess, the company name, it's like "Smith and Jones" but in German.. a la.. photobooks for the common man. We can't wait to see what they do next.)
Anyway.. this new publisher is the brainchild of Photographer Andres Marroquin Winkleman and from the Godfather of the photo blog world.. Dr. Jorg M. Colberg..aka.. Conscientious.com. And all we at MAO have to say.. it's one super damn impressive first attempt. Congrats Gentleman!
Astutely edited by renown photographer Adam Bartos, Conditions is actually not just one nice photobook, it's more like 2 brilliant photobooks in one smart and thoughtful designed package. We found this presentation both totally fresh and innovative, plus we have never seen such a cool, very Japanese Provoke inspired Belly band included with this package! I bet, you'll find yourself flipping through these books so many times because each reading tells a slightly different story.
But, the nifty design is not just for design sake. In this photobook's case the physical exterior packaging harmoniously supports the interior image meanings and concepts. Making for a melodious photographic project.
Well.. first off, before I go one gushing anymore, to understand what the hell MAO is talking about, you just have to see how special this book is. So check out this cute video....
"Conditions", Andrés Marroquín Winkelmann from Meier und Müller on Vimeo.
Pretty Cool? Right?? Who would have thought a bunch of rigid well studied Germans could have pulled this off! So Move Over Little Brown Mushroom Books.. there's a new smarter german kid in town!
Winkleman's images explore the concepts of "us" and "them", and they truly show the reader, 2 fractions of a place, and how people can co-inhabit a community but living parallel lives. This is strongly explored by flipping through both sides of this dual book. It allows the reader to create numerous diptychs, and hence every reading tells a slightly different story, just as each individual experience different realities within society.
So.. Yes.. We enjoyed this photo project, the dark and quiet images even reminded us of work by some of our favorite photographers... Wolfgang Tillmans, Laura Letinsky, and maybe even a little Paul Graham.
So just 2 additional MAO picky thought/suggestions to the publishers, if when they do a second edition..
1. While we liked the informative essay by the Godfather of the photo blog world.. Dr. Jorg M. Colberg. We really would have loved if this book had included a list of photo titles/credits.. cause we're still guessing about some of these images. Which I guess was totally intentional....
2. It could have used a printed title somewhere on the spine of the case. FYI.. Once you put this wonderful little black book on a bookshelf.. you may never find it again!! It's just a solid black unmarked spine/edge.. so we totally lost this book for a week in our messy NYC loft. OUCH!
Anyway... Conditions is an edition of only 300 books.. all numbered.. so if you have any interest in this wonderful book.. you better get one very soon!!
It's sure to sell out fast because we herd they make outstanding stocking stuffers.
Check out my new site www.WelcomeToCompany.com
Posted by: KalliKalliKalli | March 21, 2011 at 07:52 PM
Very nice, thanks for sharing. http://griyamobilkita.webs.com
Posted by: Anna Sonata | May 14, 2011 at 01:26 PM
Great. Thanks for sharing http://www.messiejessieblog.co.uk
Posted by: Sue Griffiths | July 20, 2011 at 08:36 AM
Good infomation, man! Thanks for your generous sharing.
more infor:http://www.viigoo.com/
Posted by: Sdfs Long | August 19, 2011 at 03:37 AM
Love this blog - so many great ideas! :)
http://www.canvasartprint.com.au
Posted by: C A Attain | September 07, 2011 at 05:10 AM
Great blog.
I tried my hand on appreciation of warhol at
http://modernartists.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Dhiraj Singh | September 24, 2011 at 04:48 AM
Wow what an amazing photobook, I love the design of it so much and the front cover especially, and the photos are just beautiful.
http://www.garretbohl.com
Posted by: Garret Bohl | December 07, 2011 at 06:50 PM
Nice web site!
Look here....
Top 10 Bad public art
http://www.mindthetrip.it/2011/09/09/top-10-bad-public-art/
See you soon
Stefano&Mara
http://www.mindthetrip.com
Posted by: Stefano Mara | December 17, 2011 at 05:36 AM
What they
[url=http://www.heelsgifte.com ]christian louboutin heels[/url] found was that only one in five of all the women who had engaged in sexual activity in the past month volunteered that they frequently felt a high level of sexual desire
Posted by: Feimeng Jian | January 11, 2012 at 08:25 PM
Lovely. It makes me feel better. It's my ideal blog. I could upload more photos for my cute artistic designs using EPSON Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper and so with the other products. Thank you.
Posted by: Christine Mae Engcoy | April 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Thank you for an excellent weblog !! I discovered some useful information and will suggest your blog for all my buddies.
Please visit http://www.kindercube.com | http://www.jakarta.intercontinental.com
Posted by: Ordinaryppl | May 02, 2012 at 05:59 AM
Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with some pics like this link > http://www.propertykita.com/rumah.html & http://www.no1-office.com/about-us.html to drive the message home a little bit, but instead of that, this is great blog. A fantastic read. I'll certainly be back.
Posted by: Jacinthe Ford | May 02, 2012 at 06:04 AM
I enjoy reading through your article post, I wanted to write a little comment to support you and wish you a good continuation All the best for all your blogging efforts. Appreciate the recommendation! Let me try it out. Keep working ,great job!
If you don't mind please visit http://www.raywhitesemarang.com or http://www.forklift.co.id
Thank you.
Posted by: Justin Gerrard | May 02, 2012 at 09:30 PM
amazing idea of book shows art gallery i mean it cuz of photos beauty ..it is a great photography book certainly
Posted by: Www | May 06, 2012 at 09:29 AM
very nice, i like beauty as i do well collection at http://www.ipaintgallery.org/
Posted by: Www | May 06, 2012 at 09:32 AM
love your post, very good indeed
Posted by: Canvas_photo | May 24, 2012 at 11:28 AM