A Narrow Foothold
Jonas Feige and Alan Huck

German philosopher Walter Benjamin’s monumental work the Arcades Project—which remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1940—represents both a treatise on the labyrinthine nature of the modern city and the realization of his dream of a book without authorship, composed almost entirely of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Taking their mutual appreciation for these aspects of Benjamin’s work as their starting point, friends and photographers Jonas Feige (Germany) and Alan Huck (United States) sorted through their archives of orphaned images in order to assemble a collective portrait of an anonymous city—one composed of severe geometric forms, vague symbols, and the spectral traces of a human presence. Intentionally trying to dissolve any sense of individual authorship, the two looked to Benjamin as their methodological guide, reminding them that “an enigma is a fragment that, together with another, matching fragment, makes up a whole.”

56 pages
30 photographs
7.25 x 8.75 inches
Swiss-bound hard cover 
First Edition of 100 copies
English 

Edited by Jonas Feige, Alan Huck, and Cristian Ordóñez
Designed by Cristian Ordóñez
Typography by Erkin Karamemet
Published by Another Earth
© 2024
 

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The Nearest Truth - Episode 428

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A Narrow Foothold
Special Edition 
Jonas Feige and Alan Huck

German philosopher Walter Benjamin’s monumental work the Arcades Project—which remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1940—represents both a treatise on the labyrinthine nature of the modern city and the realization of his dream of a book without authorship, composed almost entirely of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Taking their mutual appreciation for these aspects of Benjamin’s work as their starting point, friends and photographers Jonas Feige (Germany) and Alan Huck (United States) sorted through their archives of orphaned images in order to assemble a collective portrait of an anonymous city—one composed of severe geometric forms, vague symbols, and the spectral traces of a human presence. Intentionally trying to dissolve any sense of individual authorship, the two looked to Benjamin as their methodological guide, reminding them that “an enigma is a fragment that, together with another, matching fragment, makes up a whole.”

The special edition includes a 12.5 x 16.5 inch double-sided poster and a booklet featuring a conversation between Jonas and Alan about photography, process, and collaboration.

56 pages
30 photographs
7.25 x 8.75 inches
Swiss-bound hard cover 
First Edition of 100 copies
English 

Edited by Jonas Feige, Alan Huck, and Cristian Ordóñez
Designed by Cristian Ordóñez
Typography by Erkin Karamemet
Published by Another Earth
© 2024
 

Press:
The Nearest Truth - Episode 428

Website and PDF:
anarrowfoothold.another-earth.com

What Makes a Lake? Tracing Movement brings together the work of more than 80 artists to create a portrait of Earth’ lakes, rivers, and oceans. This collection of images and text offers an intimate experience of places that we hope create a new connection to and commitment for caring for our most vulnerable ecosystems. In exploring an expanded scope of lakes around many different communities, we see how all these bodies of water are not isolated but rather flowing in and out of one another, reminding us how much our impact ripples out. What changes can be made with new awareness?

Artists: Maalik Abdul-Rahim, Gaspar Abrilot, Gabriela Alvarez, Andy Becker, Tal Ben Avi, Casey Bennett, Ali Beşikçi, Koan Brink, Alix Breda, Kelly Burgess, Frances Cannon, Madeline Cass, Zen Cohen, Kristie Cornell, Ben Currotto, Giuseppe De Santis, Adam DeSorbo, J Taran Diamond, Ross Doree, Peter Dubinski, Laura Duval, Richelle Forsey, Andrew Frost, Matina Galati, Roman Gioglio, Grace Glynn, Renee Greenlee, Tülin Gündoğdu, Beihua Guo, Ke Huang, Julie F Hill, Justine Highsmith, Anne Immelé, Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist, Hua Jin, Caitlin Lorraine Johnson, Phoenix Kanada, Laura Kiernan, Cassandra Klos, Kalie Krause, C.E. La Dolce, Macaulay Lerman, Victoria Maidstone, Andrea Martínez, Benjamin Mayock, Pierre Mohamed-Petit, Zaynab Mortada, Kasia Murfet, Tommy Nease, Masato Ninomiya, Kelley O’Leary, Steve Olsen, Charles-Frederick Ouellet, Ahmed Ozsever, Robert Pallesen, Jasmine Parsia, Sarah Phenix, Duy Phuong, Ilaria Pisoni, Zach Pollakoff, Jared Ragland, Will Ritson, Matt Ross, Anna Rotty, Jordan Rowell, Will Sharp, Saar Shemesh, Kate Schneider, Fiona Segadaes Da Silva, Stefanie Schaut, Yonatan Schechner, Jackson Smith, William Mark Sommer, Todd Stewart, Brian St. Denis, Michael Sundue, Lily Consuelo Saporta Tagiuri, Camila Valdés, Maxim Voloshin, Ryan Walker, Alyssa Warren, Feiyi Wen, Janice Wong, Andrew Zawacki, Mary Zompetti

180 pages
9.25 x 12.5 inches
Unbound
contained and shipped in cardboard box
First Edition of 150 copies
English

Curated and Edited by Abbey Meaker, Estefania Puerta and Cristian Ordóñez.
Book design by Cristian Ordóñez and Abbey Meaker. 

Cover image by Feiyi Wen.

This publication was supported by the Burlington City Arts Community Fund Grant.

©2023

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What Makes a Lake? Tracing Movement, collective work – Louis Perreault