Why Not
Otto Snoek
Episode
English
Text by Henk Oosterling
Hardcover
144 pages
235 x 320 mm
2009
ISBN 905973114X
The compelling and often hilarious work of Dutch photographer Otto Snoek explores the relationship between the promise and usually unsatisfying reality of urban life and mass culture, as evidenced during festivals, soccer games and parties throughout the city of Rotterdam. This large-format collection of color and black-and-white photos is brought together under an embossed hardcover binding. The images betray humanity’s vanities and compulsions, with strange compositions that catch people in unflattering expressions and moments. Snoek unerringly exposes the increasingly commercial character of urban life. University of Rotterdam philosopher Henk Oosterling includes an essay that riffs on high-tech connections versus public disconnection.
About the Artist
Otto Snoek is a Dutch Photographer.
ottosnoek.com
About the Publisher
Episode Publishers are Holland’s latest publishers of books on art, culture, architecture and science. Episode books seek to enact, reflect and explore the dialogue between these areas.
episode-publishers.nl
