Rafal Milach / in the car with R
In the Car with R. Rafal Milach (Poland).
Published by Czytelnia Sztuki, Museum in Gliwice, 2011.
The first edition: 700 copies (450 in English, 250 in Polish). Special edition of 50 copies, signed and numbered, with 2 signed 13x18cm prints on archival paper.
The first edition: 700 copies (450 in English, 250 in Polish). Special edition of 50 copies, signed and numbered, with 2 signed 13x18cm prints on archival paper.
Polish documentary photographer Rafal Milach traveled around Iceland with Icelandic writer Huldar Breiðfjörð. “They did the Ring”: the expression refers a trip around the country a lot of Icelanders take at some point of their lives to learn more about their nordic country, native beliefs, other fellow Icelanders and unavoidably about themselves. In the Car with R is a personal journey around the land of fire and ice told through images and road notes.
Ten days on Route #1 as seen by a photographer and told by a writer. H and R have different culture backgrounds, visions and mediums to tell their stories. The photographs are beautiful. Shot in beautiful calm colours and different formats (including iPhone pictures with hipstamatic camera), they document Icelandic landscape, empty roads, (un)ordinary people, places, random objects. Images of R’s diary with his hand writing and polaroid photos hint a little bit more about his personality.
29 notes mixed with 158 pictures reveal questions R has about Iceland and answers H cannot give. It is a 1,450 km of discoveries, doubts, boredom, beauty, learning and thinking at the end of which R takes a picture of nothing and H asks questions. The process is a journey!
Beautiful and creative design. The book has hard cover in 4 options put together by two red rubber bands. It really feels like a hand made art object. Playful design, attention to details, binding, hand-written title, excellent text, great picture editing, sense of humour - all perfectly put together, creating a beautiful and enjoyable book.
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