Max Pinckers
Lotus

Excerpt from Our Ladies of the Flowers by Hans Theys
"Sometimes the photographs contain elements that seem to suggest a rapidity or improvisational quality, e.g. somebody who strokes a walking cat, the flying pigeons in the park or the ladyboy who wipes his or her eyes. This peculiar quality adds a supplementary layer of ambiguity. Is the photograph staged? And if so, why? Of course, unpredictable or uncontrollable elements make a photograph come alive, but in this particular case the unpredictable elements are a means to approach real life despite the diligent set preparation, lighting and framing. If everything would be controlled, the photographs wouldn't be ambiguous: they would only depict a staged reality. Through working slowly and diligently, the photographers create a situation in which unexpected things can take place: birds can fly, a cat can pass or a person can wipe his eyes." - Hans Theys

Graphic design by Manuel Zenner
Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem, The Netherlands
ArtEZ Institute of the Arts

Text by Hans Theys
Our Ladies of the Flowers, Montagne de Miel, 2011

ISBN
Dummy by Max Pinckers and Quinten De Bruyn
Publication date: 2011
Softcover
Digital print on 150g Triplestar Mat paper, full color, glued
110 pages with 12 expandable flaps
Edition of 40
195 x 270 mm