Scandinavian Limited Editions
Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Farewell is a small but fascinating independent publisher of artists books. With a primary focus on photography, Farewell produces and publishes simple but stunningly beautiful artist books. lifeiscarbon® are big fans of their books and applaud their efforts as an independent publisher of interesting artwork that might otherwise not see the light of day.
Last month saw the publication of Farewell’s fourth book, As Far As I Could Get by John Divola.
The intriguing series of photographs within the book were made in 1996 and 1997. Running as far as he could during the ten
seconds that the camera's self-timer allowed, Divola captured shots that seem to create a meditation on time and mortality.
Two earlier books by Farewell, Woodland and Machina by Mårten Lange, have recently been reprinted and are once again available from their online store. Sadly the first printing of their other book, Magnus Gyllensten's Late Winter Early Spring, is sold out but Farewell tell us that a second
printing is underway. Take a look below at a selection of pages from Farewell's books:
Obviously lifeiscarbon® are not the only fans of Farewell and their work is currently being exhibited as part of a group show entitled Kiosk: Modes of Multiplication at Galerie Art & Essai in Rennes, France. Curated by Christoph Keller, the interesting show features over 6000 publications from 400 independent art publishers.
Highly collectable, in our opinion, Farewell Books are available from several bookshops around the world. See a full listing here.
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