We have a big collection of really nice books. Today I passed one of the overflowing shelfs and realized that I hardly ever look at them anymore. This made me wonder if it's really worth collecting stuff if one doesn't look at it any more....

So I sat down and looked at some books I have not taken out of the shelf for years. What a good idea! I totally forgot about all the boring stuff that I should have done and read for a good hour. I will definitely do this more often, that's why I came up with the idea of sharing my favorite rediscoveries here with you.

22.2.11

taken from cindy sherman, the complete untitled film stills, schirmer/mosel
One of my all time favorites - love that picture.

Elysian Fields was a purple exhibition in the centre pompidou back in 2000. I did like the exhibition a lot and the book they made is a true beauty.
This image captures my mood these days perfectly.

Paul Seawright, Ediciones Universidad Salamanca
This picture does not at all capture the mood in this book. Seawright's  fantastic work is a good bit darker than one might assume from this image.
The series is called the missing and beside the stunning lights and colours in that shoot I love the fact that this image gives me the impression I'm sitting in that cage looking at the blurry outside world.