Unleashed [signed] [first edition]

Signed Josef Hoflehner on title page. 1/500. Folio (12 1/4 x 12"). Unpaginated. Original black textured paper-covered boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover and spine in original photo-illustrated dustjacket, blue lettering on spine. "Figurative minimalism effectively dominates Josef Hoflechner's photographs. How far this minimalism goes is illustrated hereby an image from the "Snowscapes" series. Unleashed, meaning uncoupled from narrative content and described object representations leaves the photographs open to a broad spectrum of approaches and interpretations. Nevertheless, the work does not fall into aimless ambiguity open to any interpretation, or topple into a flood of images that avoids a clear message with its overabundance. Rather, Josef Hoflehner successfully endeavors with figurative austereness and minimalism; he creates an aesthetic framework, in which the viewer's fantasy can unfold without forcing the images." (Kaindl). Illustrated with captioned full page b/w photographs throughout.