Erik Kessels is a German artist who compiles series of 'found' photographs, and one set in particular really caught my eye. Based on assumptions, I guess that the photographs show an elderly woman on her holidays, who is being driven around by a taxi driver. The photographs are clearly taken over quite a lengthy period of time, as the make and model of the car changes as the book progresses. The taxi driver takes the images; landscapes, scenery etc. with the taxi itself being present in the frame at nearly all times.
The book finishes with this final image: the taxi driver who has been taking these photos for so long, photographed out of the window of his own cab.
I am really inspired by this book, I think the series is so interesting and the final image just sums the whole book. The book relates to my own work because often my van is present in the frame, and is almost the most important past of my journey. The vehicle that the journey is done in becomes part of the trip, and takes on a character of its own.
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