Notes on a Place by Kimmo Metsäranta

Selected among the Most Beautiful Books of 2023 by The Finnish Book Art Committee.

Notes on a Place by Kimmo Metsäranta desrcibes modified architectural cityscapes. In the series places become artificial, and their three-dimensionality is lost. The everyday scene presents itself as an unusual, stage-like imitation of itself. The images balance between surrealism and realism.

The series Notes on a Place was captured in Finland and Iceland between 2015 and 2022.

Notes on a Place by Kimmo Metsäranta
Photos: Kimmo Metsäranta
Epilogue: Hanna Weselius
Book design: Janne Hänninen, Agency Leroy
Translations: Minna Jeffery

112 pages
Edition of 400 copies
ISBN 978-952-65243-0-6
Published by Khaos Publishing 2023

Printed by Livonia Print, Latvia
Reproduced by Petri Kuokka, Aarnipaja

The publication was made possible by generous support from Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Finnfoto and Alfred Kordelin Foundation.

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