Marks of Honour - A Striking Library

Exhibition: 17 Jul 2009 – 22 Aug 2009

Marks of Honour - A Striking Library
www.marksofhonour.com

Marks of Honour - A Striking Library

Marks of Honour is a photo book project and exhibition organised and curated by Nina Poppe and Verena Loewenhaupt.

MoH was conceived in order to reveal the inspiration that a new generation of photographers have gained from the history of photography in the form of books.

13 international photographers were invited to pay artistic tribute to a publication that has been influential to their own work.

All participating works are limited to three copies, each containing the original photo book and its accompanying homage.

The exhibiton MoH/08 displays the variety of inspirational sources and their tributes through a combination of different media.

Marks of Honour is an ongoing project that aims to create a striking library of contemporary photo books.

Catalog: books@marksofhonour.com and Schaden.com
www.marksofhonour.com

Harvey Benge William Eggleston
Chris Coekin Duncker/Tuunanen
Peter Granser Robert Frank
Pieter Hugo Roland Barthes
Tiina Itkonen Pentti Sammallahti
Onaka Koji Daido Moriyama
Jens Liebchen Anthony Hernandez
Michael Light Ansel Adams
Mark Power Stephen Shore
Matthew Sleeth Lars Tunbjörk
Alec Soth Andrea Modica
Jules Spinatsch Block 2008
Raimond Wouda Paul Shambroom

Artists

Works

  • Pieter Hugo honours Roland Barthes, "Camera Lucida" and box with four c-prints inside a coffin with velvet inlay.
  • Harvey Benge honours William Eggleston , Eggleston's Guide and artist book of sixteen pages with text and five c-prints in a slipcase.
  • Chris Coekin honours Hendrick Duncker & Yrjö Tuunanen , "Hay on the Highway" and four c-prints plus one of the original hitch-hiking signs in a box with hay and farmer bag.
  • www.marksofhonour.com