Kahn and Selesnick & Erwin Olaf
An image from Kahn & Selesnick's eisbergfreistadt
Many photographers create images require no explanation. The images stand alone and speak for themselves. Kahn and Selesnick are not most photographers. Their photographs are only a portion of a bigger story. For each series, they create a culture and a history.
Eisbergfreistadt explores monitary inflation, postcards and, of course, icebergs. The resulting photographs and props tells a strange story of panic and invention.
In the Apollo Prophecies, an alternate history was created. In this history, the Apollo astronauts were not the first people on the moon. This history is backed up by writings, artifacts and large panoramic images.
a crop from Kahn and Selesnick's epic Apollo Prophecies panorama
Fashion image by Erwin Olaf for New York Times
Erwin Olaf’s website documents his interesting artistic evolution. Most of his previous photographs are larger-than-life and in-your-face, but in the last few years, he’s done a lot of very subtle work. As his images calmed down, they gained more style.
an image from Erwin Olaf's Rain
In his recent self titled book, Olaf presents his interpretation of Hope, Grief and Rain. In these images, the characters are all placed in every day locations but they do not interact with each other. Their emotions are quiet, and their poses are restrained. The resulting images are dreary, unsettling and very compelling.
February 10th, 2010 at 2:31 am
[...] of Tennessee. The great photography team Kahn and Selesnick, who I’ve previously mentioned on my blog, are showing their work there. My video is being used to show visitors the evolution of this type [...]
February 12th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Oh god
you are the best
April 28th, 2010 at 12:58 am
[...] inspiring. I’ve always enjoyed artists whose work goes deeper than just an image on a wall (Kahn and Selesnick). Boilerplate takes this idea to a whole new [...]