“In his book 200 m, Jan Jedlička develops a chamber orchestral performance between human life and the various forces of nature – the sun, wind and rain – and between the endurance of these forces pitted against the ludic joys of humankind. It is quite literally like playing in a sandpit – a wonderful, 200m by 200m experimental sandpit; a device deliberately chosen in oder to focus all the better on this interaction, encapsulating the sense of relaxation, of letting-go, in playfulness, enjoyment and detente.” –Urs Stahel
While working on his book The Circle in 2005, focusing on the capricious Maremma area in Southern Tuscany, Jan Jedlička came across a short coastal strip of immense diversity at Principina a Mare near Grosseto.
The constant atmospheric transformations of its landscape under the spell of the sky’s play of light instantly caught his attention and inspired him to return frequently between 2008 and the summer of 2015. Jedlička visited this tiny spot by the sea in all seasons and weather conditions, capturing images of vivid summer beach life, deserted parking lots and surreal wetlands bulging with abstract formations and vegetation between the water and the dunes.
The black-and-white images were all taken in the range of only 200 meters, suggesting that we can discover a huge variety of spectacular natural phenomena in our most immediate environments.
Jan Jedlička : 200 m
Text by Jan Jedlička and Urs Stahel
Published by Steidl
Translations: Ishbel Flett
Book Design: Trix Wetter
200 pages
11.5 x 9.75 in. / 25 x 29.5 cm
Tritone
Hardback / Clothbound
US$ 48.00 / € 55.00
ISBN 978-3-95829-101-0
