Book Description

The rectangle?s sharp stare' is Jenny Källman?s (b. 1973) most recent photographic book, nominated for the prestigious Swedish Photo Book Award 2016. 0In the photographic series The Rectangle?s Sharp Stare Källman has turned her gaze towards closed rooms such as prison cells, exploring the idea that they resemble a camera in the way that light is subjected to control and only allowed in under certain circumstances. Using this as her point of departure, she has explored the spaces from a very fundamental, immediate, and physical point of view. What emerges from the darkness? What lies in the privilege of being able to choose where you want to be? What happens to a person when their ability to act is limited to the very narrowest space, when their choices are minimized?