Fall/Winter 2012/2013 - Steidl
Fall/Winter 2012/2013 - Steidl
Fall/Winter 2012/2013 - Steidl
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Roman Signer<br />
Karpaten / Carpathians<br />
This book presents photos taken by Roman Signer on a 2005 journey through the Carpathian Mountains, which took<br />
him to the Ukraine and Romania. The photos evidence brief stops at the side of the road and present subjects that fall<br />
into two distinct categories: home-grown fruits, vegetables and other produce for sale, carefully displayed on stools or<br />
small tables; and loving memorials of flowers, crosses and wreaths for deceased family members and friends who were<br />
road casualties. The similarity between each composition – the landscape format, the colourful centred arrangement,<br />
the consistent distance between photographer and subject – belies a deeper message: the produce suggests sustenance,<br />
growth and plenty; while the memorials are signs of tragedy and grief. Karpaten / Carpathians is thus not only<br />
a collection of travel photos, but a reflection of the human need to shape events, and a succinct story of life and death<br />
– both realities along the metaphorical road on which we all travel.<br />
Born in 1938 in Appenzell, Switzerland, Roman Signer worked as an architectural draughtsman before studying at the<br />
School of Art and Design Zurich, the Lucerne School of Art and Design, and the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Signer<br />
is particularly known for his performance work, including “action sculptures” which involve recording experiments such<br />
as explosions and collisions that bear aesthetic results. Signer has exhibited internationally including shows at<br />
Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, and Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau. <strong>Steidl</strong> has<br />
published his Travel Photos (2006) and Projections (2008).<br />
Roman Signer<br />
Karpaten / Carpathians<br />
Texts by Paula von den Bosch and Madeleine Schuppli<br />
Book design by Peter Zimmermann<br />
120 pages<br />
9.1 x 6.5 in. / 23 x 16.5 cm<br />
46 photographs<br />
Four colour process<br />
Softcover<br />
€ 24.00 / £ 18.00 / US$ 34.00<br />
ISBN 978-3-86930-489-2<br />
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