Johan Emanuelsson debut book The Farm will be out on Journal under 2009/2010
Motivation from Scanpix when Johan recived an grant;
”For his creative and daring symbolism within which he mercilessly depicts his perception of his family and background. The symbolism of his imagery is permeated by an un-staged nerve that communicates both the weight and pain within the depiction of the environment he knows and originates from.”
Has been working with this project the last 3 years.
Website: http://www.johanemanuelsson.com with CV & bio etc
onear
stark and blunt…. interesting. Wish there were some ‘less symbolic’ images that would let his perception be more lucid….
Aug 24, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
adrian fisk
Interesting idea. The title reminds me of that book by Gerald Durrell ‘my family and other animals’.
My concern is that stylistically it’s a little all over the place. I always have a problem with mixing B/W and colour. Looking forward to seeing more.
Do you know Richard Billingham’s book, ‘Ray is a laugh’. This is one of the strongest and most intimate documentations of family life that I know – http://www.americansuburbx.com/2008/11/richard-billingham-rays-laugh.html
Aug 25, 2009 @ 12:19 am
hannah
I really enjoyed this series, especially how non-photographic some of the images are. I don’t mind the mixing of styles, in fact that’s why it strikes me as unique. It eschews a continuity of style that is so often confused for content. The b&w shots are strong and their “photographic”ness make the series lyrical, but then the color snapshots whip us back into the world creating a sense of malignant ordinariness.
Dec 12, 2009 @ 6:18 pm