SVEN JACOBSEN is publishing a new photo book ‘Like Birds’ at Hatje Cantz in mid-April – we have a preview of a carefree summer full of adventure here on GoSee plus an exhibition at Circle Culture Gallery in May
Sven Jacobsen is getting us in the mood for the upcoming summer with his new photo book ‘Like Birds’. With the same lightness with which he photographs large campaigns, Sven also realizes his fine art series with a pinch of humor. The hardcover book bound in linen is appearing at Hatje Cantz on 15 April, 2021. It will be available via the publishing company, in book stores, and of course, on the website www.svenjacobsen.com.
Hatje Cantz presents the book as follows : “The photo book LIKE BIRDS by photographer Sven Jacobsen with texts by Joachim Meyerhoff and Nadine Barth takes us back to a carefree time of youthful self-discovery, to a summer full of adventure. In their immediacy, a timeless dimension develops in his photographs of youngsters experimenting, exuberantly jumping into the water, clambering around on fences, poles and dunes, being silly, kissing, skateboarding, or simply lying in the tall grass. In the process, the lakes, dunes, or apartments depicted become places in a collective memory.
The spherical landscapes captured in this way – the snapshots of free youth with its beauty, its chaos, its silence, and its loudness – quickly develop a narrative pull. What seems like a light-hearted summer snapshot on the surface may suddenly touch deeper layers of the subconscious.”
Exhibitions on ‘Like Birds’ are planned for Summer 2021, at Circle Culture Gallery in Hamburg and Berlin.
Sven Jacobsen (* 1969) began working as a freelance photographer in 1999 after studying architecture. He is known for his campaigns for major clients such as BMW, Nikon and Coca-Cola as well as for his editorials for magazines such as Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Interview. Further books by him can be purchased on his website, including Back to Mama and Personal Icons.
SVEN JACOBSEN ‘Like Birds’
ISBN: 978-3-7757-5032-5, 24 x 30 cm, 114 photographs on 212 pages, hardcover in linen with thread-stitching.
About SVEN JACOBSEN
SVEN JACOBSEN
PHOTOGRAPHER
BORN IN 1969
1997 EXAM IN ARCHITECTURE
1999 FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
2000 FIRST SON JESSE
2002 SECOND SON LUI
2007 THIRD SON CARLI
2012 FOURTH SON JIM
SVEN JACOBSENS PICTURES SHOW A STRONG WISH BACK TO THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE, BACK TO MORE AWARENESS. THEY ARE ALSO A RADICAL DEMAND TO PRESERVE THE LOVE TO GENUINE TRUTH.
I TRY TO FIND SOUL IN A COLD, OVER-ENGINEERED WORLD AND TRY TO FREEZE IT IN PICTURES. I SIMPLY TRY TO LOCATE BLISS IN THE SIMPLE THINGS, IN THE AESTHETICS OF THE MOMENT, IN ORDER TO RENDER A MOOD VISIBLE AND I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH EMOTIONALITY, LIGHTNESS AND AUTHENTICITY.
ALL THIS CAN BE UNDERSTOOD IN DIFFERENT VARIATIONS: FOR ME ITS ACCEPTATION IS BACK TO THE SIMPLE THINGS, TO THE ESSENCE, BACK TO THE ROOTS, BACK HOME, FIND PEACE OF MIND, AWAY FROM TOO MUCH PERFECTION, LEAVE THE ACHIEVEMENT-ORIENTED LIFESTYLE BEHIND, BACK TO REAL WARMTH AND TRUTH.
YOU CAN ALSO RECOGNIZE THIS WISH IN HIS PICTURE LANGUAGE. THE PICTURES ARE ALL WARM AND EMOTIONAL. THEY DEFY TOO MUCH PERFECTION.
THEY ARE SOMETHING OF AN HOMAGE TO A WORLD THAT IS VERY CLOSE AND BECKONS DAILY, AND TO LIFE AND ITS EXHIBITIONS
2012 TAYLOR WESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2012,NAT.PORTRAIT GALLERY LONDON
2012 VOIES OFF, ARLES FRANCE
2010 SINGLE EXH.`THATS A PIECE OF CAKE` PLAY,HAMBURG
2010 „SLIDELUCKSHOW“ MMX, BERLIN
2007 „SLIDELUCKSHOW“ SAND BOX STUDIOS,NEW YORK CITY
2005 SINGLE EXH. ´DISCO` GALLERY SCORPION,HAMBURG
2004 SINGLE EXH. ´SAFARI` APLANAT GALLERY,HAMBURG
2003 CANON PROFASHIONAL AWARD,COLOGNE,MUNICH,BERLIN
2002 JOHN KOBAL AWARD,NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY LONDON
2002 BFF EXHIBITION PHOTOKINA COLOGNE
2001 JOHN KOBAL AWARD,NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY LONDON
2001 REINHART WOLF PREIS 2001,HANBURG AND BERLIN
2000 BFF EXHIBITION PHOTOKINA COLOGNE
1999 KODAK PORTRAIT AWARD_2 PRICE
1998 SINGLE EXHIBITION `HEINE`HAMBURG
BOOKPROJECTS
2012 BACK TO MAMA, 272 PAGES 300X240MM KEHRER VERLAG HEIDELBERG / BERLIN
2008 I LOVE, 144 PAGES, 113 IMAGES,SIZE 300 X 210MM
2007 ARTBUYER GERMANY 2008, 320 PAGES,SIZE 240 X 300MM SELTMANN UND SÖHNE VERLAG BERLIN
2004 SAFARI, 120 PAGES, B/W PORTRAITS,SIZE 210 X 250MM
2002 SCHÖN, 120 PAGES, 85 IMAGES,SIZE 210 X 270 MM
CLIENTS
AUDI, APEROL, AXE, BMW, CAMPARI, CHAMPION, CARLSBERG, CASIO, CAMEL, COCA COLA, CONVERSE, DHL, EBAY, EASYJET, FERRARI, FIAT, FUJI, GRUNDIG, GUINESS, IKEA, KMS CALIFORNIA, LEWIS, L+M, LUFTHANSA, MARLBORO, MASERATI, MC DONALDS, MERCEDES BENZ, MEXX, MITSUBISHI, MUSTANG JEANS, NEW YORKER, NIKON, OLYMPUS, PHILIP MORRIS, SIEMENS, SONY ERICSSON, SKY , T-MOBILE, TOSHIBA, VODAFONE, YAMAHA...ETC
EDITORIALS
AMICA, BOOK MODA BAMBINI, BMM MAGAZINE, DEUTSCH, GALA, GUARDIAN MAGAZINE, GEO, GQ, INTERVIEW, J PEOPLE MAGAZINE, MARIE CLAIRE, MAX, NEO2, OYSTER MAGAZINE, QVEST, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, STYLE, STELLA MAGAZINE LONDON, STERN, STELLA MAGAZINE, SZ MAGAZIN, VANITY FAIR, ZEIT
LOVELINESS.
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