Lux
Krister Hägglund
Journal
Swedish and English
Afterword by Thomas Tidholm.
Hardcover
148 Pages
185 x 250mm
2020
ISBN 9789187939570
“It started when I began walking to work in Skellefteå. I was overweight and needed the exercise. On route were things that were nicely illuminated. I started taking photos of the lights, to and from work. Then I just carried on. Saw light constellations in Umeå when visiting my parents, when walking across half the town to celebrate Christmas with my kids at my ex-wife’s, went to see my son in Nordmaling and my partner’s sister and her family in Hägersten. And so on.
I think it started in 2011. Have tried to stop several times. It’s going so-so. I’ve become a bit like a fly drawn to the light. I probably like the scruffy Christmas lights best. Perhaps I’ll continue this year too…”
(source: https://journal-photobooks.com/products/krister-hagglund-lux)
About the Artist
“I photograph daily. Both at work and privately. Is an everyday photographer at Skellefteå museum. Thus, I am quite filled with images concerning the work. Which means that the time with my own pictures will suffer. I currently have a frustratingly large amount of pictures I would need to go through. In my imagination, I probably need 1 year of peace of mind with my own pictures to see what I’m really doing.
Sometimes I wonder if I take pictures I have already seen. Can be others or own. We live in a time with an extreme image flow right now. For better or worse. ”
jkh.nu
(source: https://www.jkh.nu/kontakt)
About the Publisher
Journal was founded by Gösta Flemming in 1991 with the aim to publish photo books. They are based in Sweden.
journal-photobooks.com
(source: https://journal-photobooks.com/pages/about)
