LANDET UTOM SIG, by Lars Tunbjörk, FINE, 1st ED, 2nd PR Start Price USD 1,895.00 Current Price USD 1,895.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Location Boston, Massachusetts See more about 'LANDET UTOM SIG, by Lars Tunbjörk, FINE, 1st ED, 2nd PR' Description "LANDET UTOM SIG (COUNTRY BESIDE ITSELF: PICTURES FROM SWEDEN)"Photography by Lars TunbjörkPublished by Journal, Stockholm, 1993/1994First Edition, Second PrintingFROM PARR & BADGER: "In his books, Lars Tunbjörk reveals an environment of consumer comfort but spiritual emptiness, a bland urban wasteland where one shopping mall looks exactly like another, and where the trees that the developers didn't really want to plant haven't really bothered to grow. "Tunbjörk's images of 'the good life' in Sweden take in the obligatory shopping malls and car park picnic areas, and the desultory suburban social activity that pretends to replicate the traditional communal life of village or city but instead replicates it with a set of bland conventions, usually centered around conspicuous consumption. The people appear happy, or at least not unhappy, but Tunbjörk is always looking for the odd incongruity or the unusual angle that both energizes the frame and hints at something less satisfactory. 'One often looks around nowadays, and there is a bag over the head. An empty bag that possibly never has been filled but rather inflated,' he writes."He uses a medium format camera and color film, which gives his imagery and almost hyper-real clarity...[T]he color is key, lending these images a heightened artificiality that perfectly reflects the artificiality he perceives in these vacuous lives and landscapes."FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, Fine condition. It is a hardcover title with no dust jacket, and was published in 4 color variants, designed by Greger Ulf Nilson. The cover of this copy is a luminescent silver sparkle, with the title stamped in a bright blue and the artist's name in dark green (also embossed on spine). Minimal  speckling of the lettering is apparent. Features 81 color photos and text by Thomas Tidholm and Göran Greider in Swedish and English. The book measures 10 ¾ x 11 ¼ inches. This title is IN STOCK.PAYMENT DETAILS   Please use the shipping calculator to determine your shipping costs for US addresses   International shipping is available   I will only accept PayPal, personal checks, and money orders (bank, post office).  Payment MUST be received within three business days of the purchase, or the item will be re-listed unless other arrangements have been approved. I will ship by USPS Priority/Express Mail, or FedEx, with REQUIRED shipping Insurance, and Delivery/Signature Confirmation, unless otherwise stated in the auction.   International purchases are welcome. I will ONLY ship by USPS Express/Priority Service or FedEx International Service, which have on-line tracking and some insurance, however, the shipment will be fully insured. Buyer is responsible for any import taxes or duty associated with this purchase. UNDERSTAND that there is no warranty for international shipments once the package leaves the United States. Insurance is therefore required.   As always, if you have any questions about this item, or this auction, please contact me BEFORE you purchase this item. All sales are final unless tracking and/or full insurance is purchased. Place a Bid!