Die Tage Das Leben
Andreas Mader
ex pose verlag
English, German
Hardcover
65 pages
170 x 230 mm
2006
ISBN 9783925935534
Traditional family photo albums and internet visuals of families are commonplace, often full of clichés and mostly of use only to those appearing in the photographs and possibly their closest relatives and friends. On the other hand, to see family members and friends professionally observed in formal portraits, with full collaboration and over a period of 30 years, takes it to quite a different level. Andreas Mader has succeeded in providing a meaningful viewing experience as we share his family and friends in this photobook. Not only did Mader have intimate access to the participants, he includes himself in the depictions as well. This photobook manages to generate a special sense of participation for the viewer, as we get to partake of the succession of generations.
(source: https://photobookjournal.com/2020/03/13/andreas-mader-days-life-die-tage-das-leben-1988-2018/)
About the Artist
“The first pictures arose sporadically out of being together”, writes the photographer Andreas Mader in his illustrated book Die Tage – Das Leben , published by Fotohof Edition. Over time, he portrayed his friends more consciously. “I watched them find each other and separate them, how they got children and how they grew up, how they were alone and with others, how they got older and took their hand so they would not get lost on the way.” Some of the friends moved to other cities and countries, they saw each other less often, reports Mader, “and I kept shooting”. The humans were the same, but made life visible against a constantly changing background.
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About the Publisher
ex pose verlag was established in Westberlin in 1986. We publish contemporary photographic work especially focused on Eastern Europe.
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