NOKTURNO
“Nokturno is a dark poetic body of work that hints at mysterious objects and landscapes which delightfully challenges the reader.”
Nokturno is the first published photobook by Slovenian artist Andrej Lamut in which he approaches photography as a sequence of performances. The series is a result of his research on all performative acts that construct the final artwork as a physical object. Although at the first glance the photographs may seem documentary due to their candid appearance and overall feel, they are not – they are the complete opposite of straight photography. What generates meaning in these images are the physical performative actions made by the artist, that have an impact on visual and physical appearance of the artwork. The essence of performative photography is not what is depicted on an image, but which acts were executed in the process of creating it. Through them the final artwork itself becomes performative by leaving its impact on the viewer.
“The blacks are deep and thick; we try to find our way in the night, as the title suggests, and we spend time with each image, we go back to them, thinking that we may have forgotten something. And by dint of scrutinizing these images, one wonders what inhabits the photographer, what are these strange scenes drawn by light.”
NOKTURNO
Printed in duotone on a sublime creamy uncoated paper stock, the book just begs to be opened in an intimate setting to dive into the ambiguous photographs. Published in an edition of 300 copies. All numbered and signed by the artist.
Andrej Lamut – Nokturno
ISBN 978-961-93414-5-2
Dimensions: 17 x 24 cm
Pages: 80 pages
Paper: Munken pure rough cream 150g
Binding: sewn hardcover with open spine
Layout and design: Andrej Lamut & The Angry Bat
High quality offset duotone printing
First Edition of 300 books
Publication date: 2017
Price: 33 €
NOKTURNO
special edition
Special edition of the book in a wooden box that also functions as a frame for hanging the edition on the wall. Laser engraved on the back. The print is a handmade silver gelatin print. Book numbers 1-20.
Andrej Lamut – Nokturno
ISBN 978-961-93414-5-2
Weight: 0.8 kg
Dimensions: 29 × 22 cm
Pages: 80 pages
Paper: Munken pure rough cream 150g
Binding: sewn hardcover with open spine
Cover: laser engraved cardboard
Edition: 20
Publication date 2017
Price: 330 €
“It became increasingly unsettling, page by page by page, until I felt like I had been pulled into a nightmare. Just beautiful images, and so well edited, sequenced, and bound.”
“A very dark, gritty haunting piece that is both modern and primal. Here we have dream fragments sewn together, characters floating through the blackness ritualistic in their nature. Wonderfully printed and designed.”
