Zillion [Signed]

30 x 24 cm
Duotones
Hardbound with dust cover
112 pages

Concept: Thomas Manneke & Willem van Zoetendaal
Design: Willem van Zoetendaal

The book Zillion features 54 black and white photos made over the last three years, most of them shot with an 8 x 10 inch camera. Photos in the book depict daily observations, stills of found items, and objects made by Thomas Manneke or his daughter Laurie.

At his workspace in the centre of Amsterdam, when the afternoon sun is just right, Thomas Manneke captures still lifes and portraits of his daughter, Laurie, using an 8 × 10 inch plate camera. Most photographs in this book were made in collaboration with his daughter. The objects in the book are made especially to photograph them.

Sometimes they are inspired by found objects, like a small grey stone with whimsical white lines or by a web created by caterpillars. Some objects were inspired by artworks from the past, like the drawings on glass by Josef Albers and the folded sculptures of thick paper, or dynamic cut-outs of cardboard inspired by photographs of Francis Bruguière.

The book shows the fun of creating things together while getting inspired by the world around us.