Self Reflection
Henriette Sabroe Ebbesen
Disko Bay
English
Foreword by Lisa Giomar Hydén, Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska Stockholm
Softcover with French-fold mirror dust jacket
Edition of 800 – Signed
94 / 188 pages
240 x 300 mm
2024
ISBN 9788797352687
It is curious, vibrant and refreshing to look through Ebbesen’s unique lens – Lisa Giomar Hydén, Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska Stockholm
The Danish photographer Henriette Sabroe Ebbesen blurs the line between photography and painting, reality and fantasy in an exploration of the human body and the subconscious self in her first monograph Self Reflection.
Mirrors, reflections and illusions are some of Ebbesen’s photographic tools, where she examines how the human body and mind can be visualised and interpreted by the viewer. The distorted materials, used throughout the book, blur the lines between photography and painting, providing a symbolic boundary between reality and imagination. By placing nature, the nude body, fruits and flowers in a surreal context, Ebbesen creates a clash between the familiar and the odd. The distortions are always created in camera by photographing through various reflections and never by using Photoshop or AI, thus keeping reality close to the surreal.
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About the Artist
Formally educated as a Medical Doctor, Ebbesen is interested in the intersection between art and science. Her studies of the psyche, the senses, and the body are seen in many of her works from tattered faces and contorted naked bodies to self-portraits and still life’s.
Henriette Sabroe Ebbesen (b. 1994) is an autodidact photographer and film director from Copenhagen, Denmark. Ebbesen’s works have been exhibited in many places in both Europe and the United States and she has worked for magazines such as Vanity Fair and Vogue. Self Reflection is published with support from Fotografiska Museum Stockholm to accompany her solo exhibition ‘Kaleidoscope’ spring 2024. Henriette is a part of the European Futures Photography program in 2024.
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About the Publisher
Disko Bay is an independent photobook publisher based in Copenhagen. We work closely together with photographers, designers and print makers to curate and craft unique books in limited print runs. Our aim is to promote Danish photography on the international scene and in the realm of photobooks. Disko Bay was founded in 2018 by Stinus Duch as the first photobook publisher in Denmark.
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