Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Bert Teunissen

Image copyright Bert Teunissen


Bert Teunissen's work fits beautifully into the domestic theme. His stunning photographs taken over a decade, record mainly domestic interiors from around Europe and also Japan. A modern Dutch master of the interior? http://www.bertteunissen.com/



Photographing the Light in Places That May Soon Be Lost
By KATHRYN SHATTUCK
But for the occasional modern accoutrement — a microwave in Belgium, a row of 2005 calendars in Spain — Bert Teunissen’s photographs of Europeans at home could have been captured in the remote corners of the continent a century or two ago. Weathered faces gaze out from surroundings patina ed through generations of use. Fireplaces the size of caves radiate heat across stone-slab floors. Hams and sausages age on hooks dangling from massive wooden beams. A dog wiles away a lazy lifetime at its owner’s feet. Read more
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/arts/design/05dome.html?ei=5088&en=aa14109bc8f1b23d&ex=1333425600&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

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