Inspiration
2020/9/7
Andreas Martin-Löf + Johan Fowelin // Books and photography
Architecture and photography have an almost 200-year love affair. The ability to transform site-specific, three-dimensional buildings into two-dimensional images, as light as the paper they are printed on, has given photography a unique role in making architecture accessible around the world.
Johan Fowelin's Time Capsule (2018) consists of a series of photographs from Kungsholmstorg 1, taken before Andreas Martin-Löf began the extensive restoration of what later became his home. What could have been a nostalgic 'before' in a 'before and after' reportage is anything but. The photographs capture the viewer with a magical realism. Frozen moments that allow the viewer to fill the now-empty rooms with their own images of the life that once was.
One to One is the first book about Andreas Martin-Löf Architects, published in 2019 by Art and Theory Publishing. The book highlights 20 of the office's projects - from large buildings and interiors to furniture and design objects, including the aforementioned Kungsholmstorg 1. The monograph is generously illustrated and includes a series of essays highlighting Andreas Martin-Löf's practice.
The images in the exhibition at Nordiska Galleriet have not been shown before. Both books and photographs are available for sale.
Vernissage 16 September 2020, 17-19 at Nybrogatan 11.
The exhibition runs 17 September - 30 October 2020.
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