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For more info on Jens Haas and his work, and previews of his books, please go to his homepage jenshaas.com ( here), or to his blog, Notes From Nowhere ( here). Thank you!
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Print: $69.99 “Color White Grey Other” is about life between Berlin, New York City, and beyond, about the experiences of leaving one's home, and exploring the new. The book brings together many of Jens Haas' images from the past ten years. Haas started his photographic journey in Berlin, where he moved shortly after the reunification, fascinated by the pre-war marks that were still the face of the city, and the exhilarating mood of change that ruled in these days. From there, he began to explore Manhattan, a place that he finds similarly energized, ugly, and beautiful. If you at all relate to the experiences of dislocation, adventure, nostalgia, and nomadism, this book is for you. It includes an essay by Stephen Mayes, Director of VII Photo Agency. More info, including a full preview of the book, at Jens Haas' blog, Notes From Nowhere.
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Print: $39.99 “What It Is Like To Be A Traffic Cone” presents one of Haas’ best known photography projects—a series of traffic cones, as they live and suffer in the streets of cities all over the world. Yes, they live and suffer! But they are also playful, and take pleasure in the many excitements of city life. And the Freudian note is not missed here. Quite to the contrary, an excerpt from Sigmund Freud’s “Interpretation Of Dreams” included in the book attests to the true meaning of it all. A must have for anyone interested in contemporary photography, and in a slightly subversive take on modernity. 60 images on 116 pages. Photography, concept and design by Jens Haas. More info, including a full preview of the book, at Jens Haas' blog, Notes From Nowhere.
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Print: $39.99 Contemporary photography by Jens Haas: “The Mountain Project” is Jens Haas’ most recent gallery project. All images were made in the Italian Alps, or more precisely, the Dolomites, close to the Venetian border. Jens Haas is best known for his photography in large cities, such as Berlin or New York. In “The Mountain Project,” Jens Haas brings the same perspective which shapes his urban photography to the stony and deserted landscape of the Dolomites. The photographs are taken at an altitude where the Alps look like another planet. Haas’ images show the fascinating beauty of the mountains, and the strangeness of a landscape that only the more adventurous hikers ever see. This new book is a must have for anyone with a love for the beauty of nature, and for classical black-and-white photography with an entirely modern feel. More info, including a full preview of the book, at Jens Haas' blog, Notes From Nowhere.
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Print: $39.99 Contemporary Photography by Jens Haas: "Life In Exile. American Psycho", "The Manhattan Project", and "What It Is Like To Be A Traffic Cone". These three gallery projects were photographed by the German expatriate in New York City in the years of 2003-2005. "Life In Exile. American Psycho" is about the seductive force of a thoroughly artificial way of life, and the presence of 20th century art in our everyday items. "The Manhattan Project" engages in photographic archaeology of the present, as if our life had already passed, and we needed to uncover it from what was left behind. And the project "What It Is Like To Be A Traffic Cone", already a runaway success both in commercial and art circles, adds the inevitable Freudian note. A 96 page book, in a generous magazine format, with 63 photographs and texts that introduce all three projects, presented in a brilliant design - a must have for anybody walking down the streets today awake.
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