Trying to Dance Portfolio, 2004

"I am always looking for presence. Whenever I try, my doubts get unmasked..." —JH Engström JH Engström's Trying To Dance series comprises a photojournalistic 'diary' of his life: landscapes, still-lives, self-portraits, and snapshots of friends become loosely narrative documents, recording not only the artist's individual experiences but a sensitive and provocative engagement with the world at large. Using photography's ability to capture the fleeting essence of a moment, Engström transfers specific time and place to the unfixed reference of memory. Engström's work was featured in Issue # 190 of Aperture Magazine, and was first published in book form by the Swedish publisher Journal.

Portfolio of Two Gelatin-Silver Prints and One Color C-Print, presented in a cloth folio
Edition of 25 + 5 Artist Proofs
Signed and numbered by the artist

Prints included in this portfolio:
Untitled, self portrait (gelatin-silver)
Image Size: 14 1/2 x 11 3/16 inches
Paper Size: 20 x 16 inches

Untitled, woman (gelatin-silver)
Image Size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches
Paper Size: 16 x 20 inches

Untitled, bed (color c-print)
Image Size: 12 x 16 inches
Paper Size: 16 x 20 inches

JH Engström (b. 1969, Karlstad, Sweden) was an assistant to photographer Mario Testino 1991 in Paris, and in 1993 assisted photographer Anders Petersen in Stockholm. In 1997, he graduated from the Photography and Film Department at Gothenburg University and published his first book, Shelter (Bokförlaget DN, 1997). Among his other books are Haunts (Steidl, 2006), CDG/JHE (Steidl, 2008), From Back Home (together with Anders Petersen, Max Stršm, 2009), and Trying to Dance (Journal, 2004), which was short-listed for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize in 2005. He exhibits internationally, and his work is held in collections both in Europe and the U.S.