JH Engström
Nude 1, 2005
C-print
125 x 90 cm
JH Engström
Nude 4, 2005
C-print
90 x 125 cm
JH Engström
Untitled, 2005
C-print
90 x 125 cm
Prints seem muddy, or faded, or the colour balance seems off. This washed-out patina makes the photographs look indeterminately old – were they taken ten years ago, twenty? I think reviewer Martin Jaeggi has it right when, speaking of Engström’s pictures, he has "the impression of looking at memories”.
Text by William A Ewing