IT DIDN’T TAKE ME LONG TO REALIZE THE ESCAPE, ONCE AGAIN, WOULDN’T WORK
This work is simple in its elaboration: made in one afternoon on an island with a turbulent history. The work follows a clear and linear course in which the misty afternoon slowly slips into the darkness.
'It didn’t take me long to realize the escape once again wouldn’t work' by Dieter De Lathauwer became a reflection on place and walking as a solution for inner problems. It was a failed attempt to escape. Started as a known approach to the landscape. Ended with the landscape turning out to be an obstacle. This intimate and poetic book is about accepting failure and weakness, turning it into something new.
Co-published in 2022 by VOID.
** The book is selected for the Belgian event at the international photography festival Rencontres d’Arles 2022, based on an open call **
PRESALE HAS STARTED
Shipping is expected for when summer starts - June 2022.
Softcover book.
96 pages.
16,5 × 20,5 cm
Photography: Dieter De Lathauwer
Design: Joao Linneu & Dieter De Lathauwer
Prepress: Sebastiaan Hanekroot
Printing: MAS (Turkey)
Edition: 500
Thanks to Jakob pointing his finger, Ola for the marbled paper, Andrea for the feedback and support, Sofie and Jona for helping me with texts and especially Joao and Myrto for putting their trust in me and the book and of course Inge, Andreas en Kasper for giving me space and time!
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This work is simple in its elaboration: made in one afternoon on an island with a turbulent history. The work follows a clear and linear course in which the misty afternoon slowly slips into the darkness.
'It didn’t take me long to realize the escape once again wouldn’t work' by Dieter De Lathauwer became a reflection on place and walking as a solution for inner problems. It was a failed attempt to escape. Started as a known approach to the landscape. Ended with the landscape turning out to be an obstacle. This intimate and poetic book is about accepting failure and weakness, turning it into something new.
Co-published in 2022 by VOID.
** The book is selected for the Belgian event at the international photography festival Rencontres d’Arles 2022, based on an open call **
** The book is selected for several best books of 2022 lists, e.g. by Gabriela Cendoya - a well known collector who has her collection in the San Telmo Museum**
PRESALE HAS STARTED
Shipping is expected for when summer starts - June 2022.
Softcover book.
96 pages.
16,5 × 20,5 cm
Photography: Dieter De Lathauwer
Design: Joao Linneu & Dieter De Lathauwer
Prepress: Sebastiaan Hanekroot
Printing: MAS (Turkey)
Edition: 500
Thanks to Jakob pointing his finger, Ola for the marbled paper, Andrea for the feedback and support, Sofie and Jona for helping me with texts and especially Joao and Myrto for putting their trust in me and the book and of course Inge, Andreas en Kasper for giving me space and time!
