Killing Time In Paradise

Köln: Schaden.com, 2005. First limited edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. 4/50 Signed and numbered on colophon with a signed and numbered original photograph (8 1/8 x 5 7/8"). Octavo. Unpaginated. Original yellow pebbled cloth with red lettering on cover and spine, in matching yellow slipcase with red lettering on spine. Black endpapers. "A poetic book composed of all photos and no text other than its koan-like title. People who "kill time" flipping back and forth through the pages will be rewarded perhaps with playful new connections and lingering meditations" (Jim Caser, Lans Culture). "Harvey Benge is a photographer with an eye for non-places. He (truncated) finds them in diverse world cities such as London, Paris, Budapest, Bangkok, Melbourne and Tokyo. At spots, which many would walk right past, he photographs details for his investigation into universal urban life. A door bell, neon lights, a shop window - they are what he calls 'parallel signs' which occur everywhere in the world. Sporadically they betray something of their geographic location, but for the most part there appear to be hardly any cultural differences among world cities." (Noorderlicht). First edition limited to 500 numbered copies plus a 50 copy slip cases hard bound edition accompanied by a signed and numbered original photograph by the artist. (Inventory #: 48983)