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Touch
Peter Dekens
The Eriskay Connection
English

 

Softcover
72 pages
170 x 275 mm
2012
ISBN 9789081838429

 

Stijn is a young man of 23 years old. He was born blind and lives in a modest apartment somewhere in the city. This is the only place in the world where he can move so freely. The table, the chairs, the kitchen and the bed aren’t obstacles for him. On the contrary, while being part of his territory, they also guide him through it. He knows this space inside out. It may be small and limited, but Stijn is not. In fact it’s quite the opposite.
During the short winter days, there is a slow transition from twilight into total darkness in Stijn’s apartment. The darker it gets, the harder it is for me to find my way around. Stijn has no burden of darkness. He doesn’t need light and because of this, I leave the light for what it is.
(source: https://peterdekens.com/touch)

 

About the Artist
Peter Dekens is a documentary photographer with a keen interest in socially sensitive subjects and issues investigated from an alternative perspective. These projects are part of a broader investigation Dekens has been pursuing. In recent years Dekens covered in ‘Touch’ about the social consequences of blindness; in ‘(Un)expected’ about the coping process of surviving relatives of suicides, and in ‘Shaky Ground’ about the urgency of the past (First World War) in the perspective of a sustainably united Europe.
https://peterdekens.com/home
(source: https://peterdekens.com/about-me)

 

About the Publisher
The Eriskay Connection is a Dutch studio for book design and an independent publisher. We focus on contemporary storytelling at the intersection of photography, research and writing. In close collaboration with authors we make books as autonomous bodies of work that provide us with new and necessary insights into the world around us. The key for us is to convey the essence of their work through high quality editing, design and production. Our editions are mainly offset printed and bound in The Netherlands and we strive to work with local producers and sustainable materials as much as possible.
https://www.eriskayconnection.com/
(source: https://www.eriskayconnection.com/about-us/)