Photobook, 2022
Awarded with the ADC Talent Award 2023 in Gold
43,800 hours – this is how long a person dreams in a lifetime. But what is real? And what is only an illusion? In sleep dreams, it is often impossible to separate reality from fantasy. We find ourselves in intermediate worlds that are both abstract and barely tangible. Dreams are inevitably connected with desires. They are important in order not to lose hope for a better future despite crises.
Can new things emerge in an abstract way in our real world? vague attempts to answer this question and represents a nexus between reality and fiction. With the help of experimental photographic techniques, I create visual incentives for the recipients to deal with their own dreams and desires.
vague deals with the nexus between reality and fiction, dream worlds and surrealism. It combines a mixture of portraits, landscapes, still lifes and abstract scanographic scenes.
vague finds its expression in the form of a book (24x30 cm, 128 pages with 106 color and black and white photographs). It is self-published in a limited edition of 25 copies. Some pages of my book are shortened to 16 cm, which creates interesting relationships between individual images and book pages. As with dreams and desires, the photographs are not isolated: rather, they form a fluid transition of associations and connections.
Epilogue:
vague is a nexus between reality and fiction.
Everything is real. Everything is illusion.
No matter how you see it,
I see it differently.
We are trapped between two worlds.
Two worlds that inevitably affect each other.
The things we see in reality can inspire us to create unique stories that quite often find manifestation in our subconscious.
Visual impressions can result in a vision and inspire us
to develop a desire and
hold on to it.
In our dreamland we meet the unknown.
It‘s a solely subjective experience
and we encounter the often vague otherworldliness
all by ourselves.
What are you dreaming of?
It‘s just a wish away.
– Sarah Köster
Hardcover, 106 photos
Size: 24 × 30 cm
Pages: 128 with 6 shortened pages
First edition, limited to 25 copies
Each book comes with a small individual print.
To purchase a copy, contact me here.
vague was awarded with the ADC Talent Award 2023 in Gold.
"Vague is a visual journey into the world between dream and reality. Photography is used for this book project in all its creative spectrum. The thrilling pictorial rhythm of interchanging portraits, landscapes, objects color alienations, cropping and abstractions creates a visually seductive experience that celebrates the power of images. The photography creates narratives that are not specifically stated, but are clearly palpable. The playful realization presented here is a refreshing counterpoint in our thoroughly structured world and exemplifies the richness of design in photography.”
– ADC jury
Link to the ADC Gallery
vague got exhibited at Märkisches Museum Witten from July to September 2023.
