Bas Princen: Artificial Arcadia

First edition. Very Good+ hardcover with light rubbing to the back cover and a small bump to two tips; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "New connoisseurs take the opportunities offered by the typically Dutch phenomenon of landscape being continuously adapted to changing demands, always with temporary leftovers awaiting their turn for utilitarian recycling. New ways of thinking about landscape design originate from this specialist landscape use. Bas Princen's arguments take the form of superb photography. The pictures produce awareness about the complex qualities that construct contemporary landscape, such as accessibility, wind direction, water currents and communication networks. In addition the use of certain products, such as kites, mountain bikes and GPS monitors has a bearing on the way in which landscape is understood. Bas Princen enters these landscapes with the slowness, sharpness and precision of a large-format view camera. Although he has a keen eye for user interpretations and has produced over 40 awesome and puzzling pictures, Artificial Arcadia is mainly a book about landscape and its design." Photographs by Bas Princen; essays by Lars Lerup, Bart Lootsma, Wim Cuyvers, Jeff Derksen, and Dirk Sijmons. 128 pages; color plates throughout + thumbnails with captions at the back; 11.5 x 9.75 inches. …