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By looking down I see up. By looking up I see down.published by: Fabrik Books2017Capturing invisible rays of light, ashes from human cremation, and the volatile reactions of primary elements on metal plates, melding aesthetic interests with those of natural science, this book offers readers a rare insight into the most recent explorations of exposure, fragility and change.
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Elementpublished by: Fabrik BooksElement by Nicolai Howalt is a ongoing study of the elements in nature and especially their capacity to be converted. Photograph series continues Howalt experiments in the field of tension between photography, history, science and art, past, inter alia in his photograph series ‘Light Break‘.
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Light Break / Wavelength 712 nanometerpublished by: Plethora2016In 2015 the legacy of Niels Finsen was revived when Danish artist Nicolai Howalt, in collaboration with Medical Museion, Copenhagen, initiated an artistic reinterpretation of Finsen’s research, resulting in the release of “Light Break”, 2015.
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Light Break - Photography / Light Therapypublished by: Fabrik Books2015In the early nineteenth century, Doctor Niels R. Finsen discovered that invisible light rays, at the periphery of the electromagnetic spectrum, had the property to heal. It is these same rays Howalt is interested in, now taking advantage of the sunlight's ability to blacken photographic emulsion.
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Car Crash Studiespublished by: Etudes Books Paris2012Car Crash Studies, a thought provoking photographic study of cars that have been involved in severe and fatal accidents. The series moves between documentation and abstraction, namely the duality we feel in relation to accidents or catastrophes when experienced from a distance - as spectators.
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78 Boxers (re-edited edition 2014)published by: Fabrik Books201178 young boys were photographed before and after their first competitive boxing matches. The before and after photographs profoundly reveal the physical and emotional effects of these experiences upon the boys. The book’s accompanying text was written by Jane Rowley.
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Sammenstødpublished by: Esbjerg Art Museum2011Catalogue for ‘sammen stød’ That collision can be seen as a theme in the works of Nicolai Howalt is not the result of a conscious strategy. It is only in retrospect that it starts to emerge, and even then not as something essential but rather as a force running throughout his oeuvre.
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How to Hunt (first edition)published by: Artpeople2005Special Edition of 50 signed and numbered books with one signed and numbered print 15 x 20 cm. The series explores a classical and existential theme, at the same time deploying the creative potential of new photography to create a permeable boundary between documentary and art.
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3x1published by: Gyldendal2001The woman's name was Dorthe, she was 39 and drove a taxi at night. The man's name was Villy, he was 43 and worked as a janitors assistant in an old folks home. The lived together with Dorthe’s 13 year old daughter Helene, in a three roomed apartment on the 2nd floor of a building in Århus West.