The series "Plein Soleil" by Jessica Backhaus showcases intense studies of form and light, continuing her exploration from the 2021 project "Cut Outs." Utilizing powerful sunlight and colored paper, she captures the paper's reactions to heat, resulting in striking images that emphasize deformation and shadow. This new collection is characterized by its stricter and more uncompromising aesthetic, blurring the lines between documentary photography and poetic color abstraction. Backhaus, a prominent figure in contemporary German photography, presents her ninth monograph in a limited edition of 800 copies.
Jessica Backhaus Knihy
One Day in November
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It was Thursday, the 5th November 1992. I had no idea that on this particular day I would meet the legendary photographer Gisèle Freund and that it would have such an impact on my life. Jessica Backhaus’ book is a tribute to Gisèle Freund on what would have been her one hundredth birthday in December 2008, a testament to the friendship between the great photographer and the photography student in Paris during the 1990s. Intended as a posthumous birthday present, Backhaus compiled a collection of images that visually convey what the great artistic and intellectual figures of the twentieth century taught her.