Herlinde Koelbl

Metamorphoses (Bilingual edition)

Herlinde Koelbl, Matthias Langer / Steidl Design

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Steidl Verlag
20 July 2023

Individual photographers

"In the long line of Herlinde Koelbl's projects, this is the first time that no people are to be seen, and yet her main theme remains: transience. Metamorphoses comprises vivid portraits of flora in various states of bloom and decay: light piercing a broken leaf revealing a network of fine, branched veins; a lemon like a porous stone; a berry wrapped in delicate threads; petals curled in erotic shapes. The book is an investigation into the nature of beauty in painterly hues and a wealth of forms: an intricate, fragile beauty that is only revealed when one pays as close attention as Koelbl does. It is a beauty that approaches abstraction and yet is ultimately less about appearance than the unceasing processes of change and renewal at work in nature. In Koelbl's words: ""The present and the past flow into each other. And in reappearance lies the future.""

Even in the process of decay, nature brings forth new beauty and altered perception. It requires a special attentiveness, a close look, to recognize this. - Herlinde Koelbl"

Designed by: Matthias Langer / Steidl Design
Text by: Herlinde Koelbl
Imprint: Steidl Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 285mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9783969991213
ISBN 10: 3969991218
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 20 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Herlinde Koelbl, born in Lindau in 1939, is a renowned German photo artist, author and documentary filmmaker. Koelbl's photographs have been shown in numerous international exhibitions and are held in many collections. Her books include Angela Merkel. Portraits 1991-2021 (2021), Fascination of Science (2020), Targets (2014) and Traces of Power (1999). Her insightful and often philosophical interviews appear regularly in ZEITmagazin. Koelbl has received several awards including the Dr. Erich Salomon Award, the Golden Camera and the Federal Cross of Merit. She lives and works in Munich.

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Herlinde Koelbl

Metamorphoses (Bilingual edition)

Herlinde Koelbl, Matthias Langer / Steidl Design

$80

Hardback

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