Family Tree
Glen Erler
Kehrer Verlag
English
Hardcover
224 pages
290 x 240 mm
2013
ISBN 9783868284553
It often dawns on me in my daily existence: the fragility we face from moment to moment. The idea of living as long as humanly possible seems to consume a good portion of my time these days. What will my children do without me? How will they experience the very surreal moments of knowing someone is here one minute, yet gone the next?
– Glen Erler
In ‘Family Tree’, Glen Erler reflects on the various ways in which members of his family are connected. In his often dark, shadowy pictures, Erler gives onlookers enough room to reconsider their own emotional ties. The family home and its surroundings are the backdrop for barely graspable stories that come together fleetingly to form pictures, only to disappear again. Erler covertly poses fundamental questions about the transience of the moment and our own mortality.
The final section in this series is titled “The Last Ten Days” of which covers Glen’s journey leading to the burial of his father after his sudden death. The images are a shattering depiction reflecting on the reality and emptiness the loss of someone close can bring upon us. A beautifully tender yet at times harsh body of work.
About the Artist
Glen Erler is an American photographer and is now based in London.
About the Publisher
Kehrer Verlag is among the world’s leading publishers of photo books. Founded in 1995 by Klaus Kehrer, it is also one of the few independent publishing houses in Germany. In addition to photography, further focal points include contemporary art, art of the 17th through the 20th centuries, and international sound art.
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