Janus
Softcover
100 pages, 45 images
243x320x14.3mm
The photographs in Janus were made in the same corner of my studio as I explore how an artist can find inspiration in the limitations of a specific space. The notion of transformation is depicted by focusing on objects like fruits, vegetables and flowers – items that are commonly associated with the traditional still life genre.
Abendlied
Hardcover
112 pages, 70 images
7x9.8x0.8 inches
One of TIME Magazine’s best photobooks of 2019, Abendlied (Evening Song) examines how individual relationships in a family are shaped by the processes of growing up, ageing, and eventually letting go. It reveals how this circle of life not only contributes to an ebb and flow of connection but also to a feeling of separation within the family bond.
Miss Solitude : Cuttings
Softcover, Folio
17 pages, five images, eight poems
5.5x8.5 inches
Miss Solitude: Cuttings is a limited edition printed folio comprised of images from Birthe Piontek’s Miss Solitude series and poems composed by poet and novelist Marguerite Pigeon.
Lying Still
Hardcover in genuine leather with silver letterpress
129 pages, 21 black and white images, 42 colour images
9x11.5 inches
Lying Still is a project that examines the female identity, sexuality and the ever-evolving structure of womanhood. Using original still life, portraits and found press imagery from the 50s and 60s of natural disasters, women performing and modelling for the camera, photographer Birthe Piontek aims to illustrate the psychological landscape of being a woman.
Handmade edition of five
The Idea of North
Hardcover
64 pages, 40 colour images
The Idea of North is the culmination of a project that began while the photographer was at a ten-week artists' residency at the Klondike Institute of Arts and Culture in Dawson City, located in the Yukon Territory. A town known for its rough exterior, Dawson City attracts people interested in an alternative way of living and as a former Gold mining town holds its fair share of dark secrets. Piontek's photographs engage an underlying dark tone that is consistent throughout this series. Unique portraits, dark interiors and landscapes weave together to capture an essence of a place, an essence that many may not want to find themselves living near, but to those who do, Dawson City is a haven of sorts. The photographs in this series are an absorbing account of the photographer's ability to not only document a specific place but to transform this collection into her own notion of North.
Sub Rosa
Softcover Accordion book
16 pages, 15 color images
5x6 inches
Sub Rosa takes us by the hand to lead us back to a magical, mystical place; like a sneak peek behind doors we thought had been closed behind us forever. We catch a glimpse of the unplumbed depth of human souls concealed behind innocent faces and intimate moments, which seem to have originated from our own memories.