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The dog who wasn't there

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Posted by Patrick Burgoyne, 22 November 2010, 14:52    Permalink    Comments (10)

The star of in almost every picture #9, the latest in Erik Kessels' series of books of found photography, is a very elusive family pet

Kessels, co-founder of Amsterdam creative agency Kessels Kramer, has a long-running fascination with found imagery. He has collected thousands of photographs, many of them from flea markets, the most intriguing of which are published in the in almost every picture series.

The ninth book features a family's efforts to photograph their pet dog. Unfortunately, the mutt in question has extremely black and shiny fur making its features almost impossible to capture. The results are a series of images in which the dog appears as a silhouette, present but not present in each shot, creating a dog-shaped space in the life of the family.

In almost every picture #9 will be available in December. Copies will be available from here.

 

10 Comments

brillaint, quirky and surreal!
Dave - Website Design Essex
2010-11-22 15:24:49

That's really eery.
Luke Jones
2010-11-22 15:45:11

looks really cool cant wait to pick up a copy
maggie murphy
2010-11-22 16:01:49

Quite spooky. The dog looks like a Black Shuck, chillin' with the mortals
Max Batty
2010-11-23 13:37:16

Hah! I lament nearly daily the impossibility of photographing my black cat. Very frustrating, particularly given his propensity for tomfoolery.
Katy McDevitt
2010-11-23 13:39:49

I prefer cats.
LadyRed
2010-11-23 14:30:21

@Katy, I feel the same. My black cat is just eyes in every picture, or a black ball. It's very annoyinging. I might have to paint her...
Rhiannon
2010-11-23 14:45:53

Quite spooky. The dog looks like a Black Shuck, chillin' with the mortals
Max Batty
2010-11-23 15:30:06

Bonkers
Andy D'arcy
2010-11-24 14:23:28

The book Black Shuck is now available it has reference in it of the dog in Cymru: (Wales) and Suffolk. It is available on Amazon and http://www.book-box.co.uk/index.htm

Wena
Wena D Parry
2011-04-21 21:26:40

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