Title:

Today is not possible

Artist:

Marike Schuurman

Year: 2024
Format: Publication; 168 pages, 28 × 22 cm, hardcover laminated with paper, thread binding
Text: Maria Barnas, Adriaan van Dis, Sabine Maria Schmidt
Language: German, English, Dutch
Design: Studio Krispin Heé (Krispin Heé, Katya Lupanova, Tim Wetter)
ISBN: 978-3-907112-65-6
Price: CHF 42.00

The monograph Today is not possible consists of a selection of photographic and film works from the last 25 years. The Berlin based Dutch artist Marike Schuurman (*1964) uses the medium of photography to investigate the ambiguity of human-made spaces and landscapes. Starting point of Schuurman's work are stories or situations that she observes and deal with absurd human attempts to change or influence the world around them. The artist uses a specific photographic technique for each theme, as well as reflecting on and illuminating the medium of photography and the associated production processes in her work.