{"title":"Max Pinckers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll books available by Max Pinckers\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"max-pinckers-a-book-by-hans-theys","title":"Max pinckers , 'A Book By Hans Theys'","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst retrospective of the oeuvre of photographer Max Pinckers. This trilingual book marks the culmination of ten years of collaboration between the photographer Max Pinckers and the writer Hans Theys, who was given permission to use a personal selection from all of Pinckers’ photographs to create a classic photo book without having to take into account their original context. The publication also contains an essay in which Theys discusses Pinckers’ oeuvre based on thoughts by Susan Sontag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHans Theys (b. 1963) has written and designed more than fifty books about the work of contemporary artists and has published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All these publications are based on collaborations or conversations with the artists in question.\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cbr\u003eThe book is published to accompany the solo exhibition Max Pinckers – ‘Double Bind’ in the Photo Museum of Antwerp from November 26, 2021 until March 13, 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Sofie Van de Velde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55102565974391,"sku":"MP-ABBHT","price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/0895\/5168\/files\/Gallery-Sofie-Van-de-Velde-Webshop-Topics_0012_Layer-53.png?v=1752137642"},{"product_id":"max-pinckers-sam-weerdmeester-controversy","title":"Max Pinckers \u0026 Sam Weerdmeester, 'Controversy'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eControversy was photographed while artists in residence at arteventura, Spain, June 2016. Max Pinckers is affiliated as a researcher to KASK \/ School of Arts of University College Ghent. Controversy was part of his research project that was financed by the Arts Research Fund of University College Ghent and Mondriaan Fonds. The catalogue was produced on the occasion of the exhibition Controversy at M HKA - Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, August 2017.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Sofie Van de Velde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55102566039927,"sku":"MPSW-C","price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/0895\/5168\/files\/Gallery-Sofie-Van-de-Velde-Webshop-CONTROVERSY.png?v=1779797352"},{"product_id":"max-pinkckers-state-of-emergency","title":"Max Pinkckers - State Of Emergency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eState of Emergency - Harakati za Mau Mau kwa Haki, Usawa na Ardhi Yetu is a documentary project in collaboration with Mau Mau war veterans and Kenyans who survived colonial atrocities. In the form of in-person reenactments, or 'demonstrations', together they (re)visualise the fight for independence from British colonial rule in the 1950s, manifesting their past experiences in the present with a future audience in mind. With most of the colonial archives deliberately destroyed, hidden or manipulated, this project attempts to shine a light on this history’s blind spots by creating new ‘imagined records’ that fill in the missing gaps of historical archives. State of Emergency interweaves fragmentary colonial archives, photographs of architectural and symbolic remnants from the past, mass grave sites, demonstrations and the testimonies of people who experienced and survived the war themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharing Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55103229624695,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/0895\/5168\/files\/Gallery-Sofie-Van-de-Velde-Webshop-Topics_0022_Layer-79.png?v=1752135034"},{"product_id":"max-pinckers-the-future-without-you","title":"Max Pinckers - 'The Future Without You'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor this collaboration, Max Pinckers and Thomas Sauvin rummaged through 50.000 transparencies rescued from a recycling center in Beijing. This analog archive from the 1990s consists of stock photos that were produced in the US and ended up in China when a company subsidiary was opened to market them in a new territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe images in this archive cover a wide array of subjects, themes, and photographic styles. They were made with the sole intention of being purchased or licensed for nonspecific contexts. They represent an era of advertising when high-quality, generic visuals would be adopted by companies to avoid the expense and effort of arranging custom photoshoots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith stock photography embodying the most capitalist form of imagery, Pinckers and Sauvin focused their selection on the world of corporate business, represented by actors of limited talent during a time of anxiety triggered by the arrival of the personal computer and the rise of the Internet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReconsidered 30 years later, there is something amusing—but also disturbing, even prophetic—about these images, which seem to have lost none of their relevance with the dawn of artificial intelligence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharing Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55103258853751,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/0895\/5168\/files\/Gallery-Sofie-Van-de-Velde-Webshop-Topics_0035_Layer-30-v2.png?v=1752078897"},{"product_id":"max-pinckers-lotus","title":"Max Pinckers - 'Lotus'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMax Pinckers \u0026amp; Quinten De Bruyn. Published by Lyre Press, 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharing Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55103302107511,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/0895\/5168\/files\/Gallery-Sofie-Van-de-Velde-Webshop-LOTUS.png?v=1779797254"},{"product_id":"colour-theory-max-pinckers","title":"Colour Theory - Max Pinckers","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOLOUR THEORY (2025)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn collaboration with Victoria Gonzalez-Figueras\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhat if\u003c\/em\u003e National Geographic photographers occasionally brought red clothing with them on assignment to put on their subjects, in order to make ‘better pictures’ on Kodachrome film?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Kodachrome was introduced in 1936, National Geographic photographers were among the first to embrace the new colour film, which was admired for its exceptionally vibrant red. This eventually led to an exaggerated worship of colour that culminated in what became known as \"The Red Shirt School of Photography\": a rumour that photographers deliberately dressed people in red clothing to create stronger compositions, especially within the tradition of landscape photography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople wearing red are often seen looking out over a vast landscape from a mountaintop ridge or balcony, a pose described as the ‘monarch-of-all-I-survey’. Time and again, the magazine featured white explorers, scientists, photographers and travellers perched out over distant landscapes, implying dominance and ownership over the land. The observer glorifies it as something beautiful, rich in resources and therefore ‘worth taking’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslating this colour theory into four-colour risograph printing emphasises the layering and blending of different colours in an attempt to attain that cherished Kodachrome red.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a speculative game about the extent to which photographers manipulated their scenes, ‘Colour Theory’ brings together a selection of images from National Geographic magazines between 1936 and 2009—the lifespan of Kodachrome film—in which people could, perhaps, have been directed to wear red.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover, 25 x 33 cm, 88 pages\u003cbr\u003eRiso printed in 4 colours by Sébastien Girard and Max Pinckers, Toulouse\u003cbr\u003eTypography by Rudy Latoir\u003cbr\u003eProduced by De Bedoeling vzw, Brussels\u003cbr\u003eSelf-published by Max Pinckers \u0026amp; Victoria Gonzalez-Figueras, Brussels\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition of 300 copies, signed, stamped and dated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eKodachromes by Alfred M. Bailey \u0026amp; Fred G. Bradenburg, Andrew H. Brown, Bates Littlehales, David S. Boyer, Edwin L. Braun, Howell Walker, Jack Breed, John E. Fletcher, Luis Marden, Ralph Gray, Richard H. Stewart, Stewart Anderson, Volkmar Wentzel, W. Robert Moore, et al. for National Geographic Society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the 2026 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/photobooksatpenumbrafoundation.org\/risograph-publication-award-2026\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSusan McLaughlin Risograph Photobook Award 2026 by the Penumbra Foundation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in New York, juried by Susan McLaughlin, Miwa Susuda, and Penumbra Foundation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eColour Theory stands out for the way its use of Risograph is conceptually integral to the work. The project examines how color—particularly the celebrated red of Kodachrome—has shaped and potentially manipulated photographic representation. Through four-color Risograph printing, color becomes visibly constructed through layering, blending, density, and subtle variations. Offset printing might reproduce the original photographs more accurately, but Risograph makes us conscious of how photographic color is created and manipulated. Another strength is that the book is more substantial and ambitious than a typical artist-made Riso publication, while its format remains simple and relatively undecorative. The production feels purposeful without becoming overly elaborate, giving the book a strong physical presence while keeping it approachable and accessible to a wider audience.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" – Miwa Susuda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReference texts \u0026amp; reviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dergreif.org\/article\/in-focus-colour-theory-and-violent-images\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCarolina Semprucci\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Der Greif, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sharing Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55234116813175,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/0895\/5168\/files\/rsz_h575_314_4341.jpg?v=1794153673"},{"product_id":"max-pinckers-2020-mmxx","title":"Max Pinckers - 2020 MMXX","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020-MMXX (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003eInspired by a heightened experience of time and space with a society in limbo during the pandemic, the scenes in \u003cem\u003e2020-MMXX\u003c\/em\u003e depict moments of boredom, introspection and delicate human interaction.\u003cbr\u003eMultiple-angle photography is used as a tool to accentuate the sense of elongated time and deconstruct the illusion of space in pictures. Through subtle gestures, the images reveal that they are photographed at precisely the same instant by multiple analog cameras operated simultaneously.\u003cbr\u003eA single moment in time perceived from different perspectives calls into question the myth of the “decisive moment” and the credibility of a singular, authoritative way of seeing. These meta-images refer to their own processes of perception and relationship to their observers. Dancing around the fragility of a moment suspended in time, every point of view is unique, revealing something its counterpart cannot, reminding us that there is always something the photograph hides—that there are other angles to every story and different stories to every angle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e2020-MMXX\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was produced during a commission by the Capital of Rome for the Collezione Roma, curated by Francesco Zizola. 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