The poetic touch of Markus Henttonen's artwork already convinced the jury members at last year's GoSeeAWARDS. Now the series titled 'Twisted Tales. Road to Hope' has finally been published in the form of a book by Hatje Cantz. The photographer born 1976 in Finland’s Lahti takes us on a journey. His road movie leads us through a land which is a mirror image of life itself: With his atmospheric images, he shows us seemingly random everyday situations or also very personal experiences from the past and dreamlike sequences, always with an emotional undertone and open for interpretation.
"Twisted Tales is like life, a unique and exciting travel with joy and sadness of desire and despair combining the most personal with things common. Memories, dreams and reality mix up to profound layers. Despite the flashbacks from the past and the unexpected turns this journey is going forward. It almost feels like a puzzle that will never really be complete. There will always be something little out of place, a little bit twisted... :"
As a special treat, Hatje Cantz is offering two attractive motifs from the series Twisted Tales as collector’s editions printed on high-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo paper – the world's first digital fine art ink jet paper made from bamboo fibres, which stands for naturalness and eco-friendly production.
After earlier, more documentary series Markus Henttonen has developed a more narrative style in his newer works. Several of the photos in Twisted Tales have an elaborately staged character similar to film sets; some look for answers, but remain cryptic. This is particularly the case in his photo of a shield on a gate of star comedian Bob Hope's estate.: “This road does not lead to Bob Hope’s house. Bob is dead.”
Markus Henttonen - Twisted Tales Road to Hope
Text by Jan Böttcher, graphic design by Ben Jeffery
2015. Approx. 160 pages and 100 ills., ISBN 978-3-7757-4047-0