{"title":"Timm Rautert","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the compelling world of \u003cstrong\u003eTimm Rautert\u003c\/strong\u003e, where photography meets profound cultural reflection. His works capture the essence of human identity and history, offering insightful perspectives on both personal and collective experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom intimate portraits to striking social commentary, these books delve into the art and lives behind the lens, providing a thoughtful journey through visual storytelling within the broader context of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"timm-rautert-germans-in-uniform-by-timm-rautert-9783958292871","title":"Timm Rautert: Germans in Uniform","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimm Rautert: Germans in Uniform\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published in German by Steidl in 2006, is now available in English in this expanded version. This 1974 series presents a range of Germans in their professional attire in both a sociological and ironic manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor his project, Rautert invited a range of public servants and officials to his Düsseldorf studio, where he photographed them in their work clothes—from a pastor, monk, Red Cross helper, and hotel valet, to a more flamboyant drum major, forest warden, and even a Santa Claus. Rautert depicts his subjects before the same neutral backdrop with similar framing and perspective, thus emphasizing how they reveal their characters beyond their uniforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow each photo are the subject's name, age, and profession; at times, personal quotes from conversations with Rautert during the shoot are also included. The result today is at once a complex portrait of post-war Germany, a nostalgic historical document, and an expression of the interplay between uniformity and personality that continues to shape society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRautert keeps reality in limbo. He creates a tension between staying in line and acting as an individual, between the uniform role and the person, between image and text. We leaf through the book, forwards and back, and remain puzzled by the real that comes with the roles.\u003c\/em\u003e – Wolfgang Brückle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428358570220,"sku":"9783958292871","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958292871.jpg?v=1774496922"},{"product_id":"henry-leutwyler-timm-rautert-juergen-teller-process-people-product-by-juergen-teller-9783958298644","title":"Henry Leutwyler, Timm Rautert, Juergen Teller: Process – People – Product","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScience has always played a crucial role in advancing medical treatment, and nowhere is this more relevant than at Sartorius, a leading German technology company for laboratories and the biopharmaceutical industry whose self-declared mission is no less than to \"empower scientists and engineers to simplify and accelerate progress in life science and bioprocessing, enabling the development of new and better therapies and more affordable medicine.\" Yet how to share such a complex vision with the world in accessible terms? The answer lies in \u003cem\u003eProcess – People – Product\u003c\/em\u003e, three photobooks and a text booklet that form a dynamic portrait of the company and lead us behind its normally closed doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \"Process\" Timm Rautert takes us directly into Sartorius' laboratories and production facilities, depicting what he calls an \"architecture of process\" and conveying the sense of wonder it creates. \"People\" is Juergen Teller's candid look at the creative personalities that drive the company, though his fascination goes far beyond any standard portrait: \"I was keen to photograph everything: the building, the flowers, the donkey, life around the lunchtime ice-cream parlour, the high-tech machines.\" Finally, Henry Leutwyler brings a selection of machines from Sartorius' rich archive to life, from an imperial patent of 1890 to today's most advanced circuit boards, microbalances and bioreactors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is an intricate publication that not only celebrates a groundbreaking organisation but reminds us of the vital relationship between science and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430834979052,"sku":"9783958298644","price":145.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958298644.jpg?v=1774558335"},{"product_id":"timm-rautert-and-the-lives-of-photography-by-timm-rautert-9783958299061","title":"Timm Rautert and the Lives of Photography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, \u003cem\u003eTimm Rautert and the Lives of Photography\u003c\/em\u003e is an ambitious retrospective of his diverse artistic œuvre. The book spans a half century of photography: from Rautert's experimental beginnings as a student of Otto Steinert at the Folkwang School of Design in Essen in the late 1960s, to the methodical research of his \"image-analytical photography\" in the mid-1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his freelance work as a visual storyteller with his congenial partner Michael Holzach for \u003cem\u003eZEITmagazin\u003c\/em\u003e, to his turn away from journalism in the early 1990s towards the long-term documentation of changes in the world of work caused by industrial automation, and his artistic theoretical image formations made while professor at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig between 1993 and 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimm Rautert and the Lives of Photography\u003c\/em\u003e is the most comprehensive publication of Rautert's work to date, combining extensive photo series—some unpublished till now—with six essays and an annotated biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433149022444,"sku":"9783958299061","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958299061.jpg?v=1774765495"},{"product_id":"timm-rautert-by-timm-rautert-9783958298750","title":"Timm Rautert","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book celebrates the most famous typeface of renowned German graphic designer and typographer Otto \"Otl\" Aicher (1922-1991), the Rotis font family, along with its connections to Rotis in the city of Leutkirch im Allgäu, where Aicher lived and ran his studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe basis of \u003ci\u003eotl aicher \/ rotis\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of photographs by Timm Rautert, which he took on numerous visits to Rotis between 1972 and 1991. Rautert also writes, for the first time, about working with Aicher, revealing the details of their collaborations, including their book on the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn essay by typographer and design historian Dan Reynolds explores the creation and aesthetics of the Rotis font family, including Rotis grotesk, Rotis semi-grotesk, Rotis semi-antiqua, and Rotis antiqua—altogether 17 font styles. Meanwhile, former design professor Oliver Klimpe examines Rotis the place from today's globalised perspective: of a different ecological and political era, off the beaten track yet privileged, in the heart of West Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eotl aicher \/ rotis\u003c\/i\u003e is published in anticipation of the hundredth anniversary of Aicher's birth in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471855501548,"sku":"9783958298750","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958298750-timm-rautert.jpg?v=1775260461"},{"product_id":"timm-rautert-anfangbeginnings-by-timm-rautert-9783958295285","title":"Timm Rautert: Anfang\/Beginnings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, Timm Rautert, then professor of photography at Leipzig's Academy of Fine Arts, began photographing his students with their partners and young children among the designer furniture, second-hand treasures and kids' toys of their apartments. So began a decade-long documentary experiment that shows German families in their revealing home environments and their beginnings as a family unit, with all its complex social connotations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimm Rautert: Anfang\/Beginnings\u003c\/em\u003e consists of 40 triptychs, one of each family. At the center is the mother\/father\/child group; to the left and right the living spaces seem to fold outwards, like a winged altarpiece. Rautert thus questions the idea of the \"holy family\" today through the prism of a specific generation's middle class. 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