About The Book
While exploring the society he grew up in, Elias Holzknecht (AT) ended up in the village of Micheldorf in Upper Austria by chance. There he found beauty in the everyday: a small community of almost 6,000 people who sleep, eat, walk, and work, and for whom Micheldorf is the centre of their lives.
The result is a body of work that takes a critical look at how photography can depict a place and the people who live there. Micheldorf Micheldorf Micheldorf Micheldorf gives the impression of a linear narrative, a typological study of an Austrian village, a feeling that is reinforced by the modernist design approach. However, there are several versions of the same book, a conceptual element that is already hinted at in the title. Each version contains the same images and fragments of dialogue, but in a different order, highlighting the complexity of a story that at first glance seems clearly comprehensible.
Book:
-> Micheldorf Micheldorf Micheldorf Micheldorf
About The Artist
Elias Holzknecht is a freelance photographer based between Graz and Längenfeld (Austria). He studied Photojournalism and Documentary Photography in Hanover (Germany) and Gent (Belgium). His work revolves around critical storytelling with the medium of photography in ecological and social contexts. He is a founding member of the photographer community “What’s left of Photography” and member of the artistcollectiv „schaumbad“.
Artist:
-> Elias Holzknecht
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A Quick Look Inside The Book
Spreads from the book Micheldorf Micheldorf Micheldorf Micheldorf © Elias Holzknecht by courtesy of The Eriskay Connection
About The Publisher
The Eriskay Connection is a Dutch studio for book design and an independent publisher. They focus on contemporary storytelling at the intersection of photography, research and writing.
Publisher:
-> The Eriskay Connection
