ABOUT THE BOOK

The text describes the book "Her et sted" by Katja Høst, which is a personal exploration of place and belonging through photography. The book features six different places where Høst has lived, and she takes ownership of each place by photographing it in her own way. The photographs are an attempt to understand, collect, categorize, and relate to new places.

Each place has its own unique qualities that the photographer seeks to capture and express through her photographs. Together, the photographs in the book create a picture of the fleeting nature of being present in a place. The imprints we leave behind while visiting or attempting to be part of a place outlast us and become part of the landscape.

The book's photographs form a future archaeology of abandoned objects and landscapes, lightweight plastic furniture, newspapers, and construction sites. The people in the photographs are already on their way out of the situations that define our culture and into the silence that exists when we are not there. This idea is reflected in Janike Kampevold Larsen's text about the book.

Kunstner: Katja Høst
Tittel: Her et sted
Språk: Norsk/ Engelsk
Essays: Janike Kampevold Larsen
​ISBN: 9788293281016
Sider: 84
Design: Ulf Carlsson
År: 2013