Edges of Landscape by Bas Ketelaars

An artist book by Dutch artist Bas Ketelaars.

Is nature a place, an all-encompassing system, or an ideal that we carry within us? The work of Bas Ketelaars (NL) emerges from an interest in the problem of representing nature. Bas Ketelaars explores a nature that is both unreachable and all-encompassing. Where does culture end and nature begin, or is there really a difference?

With the romantic tradition in mind, Ketelaars explores the landscape in a personal and experiential way. He is interested in both photography and drawing to create images where different systems produce the image together. In his photographs, he explores the space between the lens and the vista, making the artist himself visible in that space. The speed and efficiency of the photograph contrast with the manual slowness of the drawing.

Residencies are an important part of Ketelaars’ practice. One of his recent visits was to Białowieza National Park in Poland, famous among biologists for being located in the heart of the largest primaeval forest in Europe. There he took photographs, often in sequences, moving small details in each image or using filters between the camera and the subject.

Edges of Landscape is the first work in which Ketelaars combines his photographic material with drawings in an experimental manner. The book includes essays by Helen Westgeest, Associate Professor of Modern Art History and Theory of Photography, and Tim Ingold, Professor of Social Anthropology.

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Title: Edges of Landscap
Artist: Bas Ketelaars
Publisher: The Eriskay Connection, 2025
Format: Swiss-bound softcover
Size: 220 × 290 mm
Pages: 192
Language: English
Edition: First edition of 800 copies
ISBN: 9789493363205