ÍSLAND PHOTOBOOK, 2017
ÍSLAND PROJECT
ÍSLAND, Réza Kalfane’s first book, is testament to the spirit of adventure. Réza offers a photographic story in a three-part progression: mysterious, picturesque and unexpected. This visual story begins with a series of waterfalls that punctuate the landscape of the country and the tourist’s itinerary. Revealed through a play of light and shadow, each image evokes the atmosphere of the Icelandic legends the waterfalls are named after. The story continues with images of a timeless and rugged landscape. With the same graphic interest, Réza captures the profile of a glacier or the juxtaposition of black sand and snow. ÍSLAND ends with aerial views that merge the contrasting abstract yet organic qualities of this unique landscape.
DETAILS
21 cm x 26 cm format
116 pages sewn and glued binding
32 N&B photos printed in silver offset
26 N&B photos printed in tri-tones
Marked hardcover, jacket cover printed in silver offset
Three languages texts: English, French and Icelandic
Short text by Ragnar RAX Axelsson
500 copies of which 200 are signed and numbered
Optional gift wrap made of original piece of silver offset sheet (random print)
EVENTS
01/09/2017 - Review in Polka Magazine
18/08/2017 - Shortlisted for Photo Book Show in St Petersburg
07/08/2017 - Review in Réponses Photo magazine
16/07/2017 - Only Signed and Numbered copies left
10/07/2017 - Present at Arles photo festival (Author Book Award category)
01/07/2017 - Review in Fisheye magazine
20/05/2017 - Signature day at 0fr. bookshop in Paris
07/05/2017 - Exhibition and Launch Party in Reykjavík
05/05/2017 - Shortlisted for Photo Book Show in Brighton
01/03/2017 - Official release of the book
26/01/2017 - Printing of all the parts of the book
24/10/2016 - Beginning of pre-sales
01/05/2016 - Beginning of project ÍSLAND
