ZEEN, The book was launched in March 2019 during the eponymous exhibition of work by still-life photographers Maurice Scheltens and Liesbeth Abbenes @scheltensabbenes at Foam Photography Museum in Amsterdam. @foam_amsterdam Although this book stands alone, it has similarities with the exhibition, in which the visitor is invited to look attentively at the things around them, sometimes at a micro-level. Because of the consistent aesthetic character of their series over the years, individual images can be coupled with those from other series, irrespective of chronology or context. In this way, the images influence each other, revealing the visual layers hidden in the works. The book elucidates the various contexts within which the images operate through reproductions of the publications in which they were first presented, thus making the reader aware of how context helps to shape observation and interpretation. Some images are shown for a second time in juxtaposition with another image, allowing another aspect to come to the fore and revealing the connections between the individual works and Scheltens & Abbenes’ consistent way of looking at the things around them. Published by @caserotterdam @casetokyospace , book designer @estherdevriesgrafischontwerper Available online, link in bio #ZEEN #scheltensabbenes #casepublishing #3ssbookselect #photobook #3ssstudios #3standardstoppage (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMLW6gnlgpW/?igshid=c6vuh0z39oq6
