Counting Sheep - Hans va der Meer
How many words should we devote to a book that contains none? It's a book aimed at the eight to eighty-eight age group, square in shape, with hardback pages. It consists of twenty-three full-bleed photographs of sheep in farmer Jaap Henke's meadow in North Holland. The subject is safely entrusted to photographer Hans van der Meer, accustomed to photographing soccer fields. The text on the back cover warns that counting sheep is more difficult than you might think, which is confirmed by the very first photo, which shows an eight-legged sheep. But at least the designer helps by not cutting off a single sheep. Rounded corners and a hollow spine make the book a pleasing object.
It's rare that idea, title, material and execution are as closely linked as they are here. The jury found this enviable. A book that bounces back well.
Published by GOTTMER 2007
209 x 209mm
44 pages
ISBN: 978 90 468 0206 9
How many words should we devote to a book that contains none? It's a book aimed at the eight to eighty-eight age group, square in shape, with hardback pages. It consists of twenty-three full-bleed photographs of sheep in farmer Jaap Henke's meadow in North Holland. The subject is safely entrusted to photographer Hans van der Meer, accustomed to photographing soccer fields. The text on the back cover warns that counting sheep is more difficult than you might think, which is confirmed by the very first photo, which shows an eight-legged sheep. But at least the designer helps by not cutting off a single sheep. Rounded corners and a hollow spine make the book a pleasing object.
It's rare that idea, title, material and execution are as closely linked as they are here. The jury found this enviable. A book that bounces back well.
Published by GOTTMER 2007
209 x 209mm
44 pages
ISBN: 978 90 468 0206 9
How many words should we devote to a book that contains none? It's a book aimed at the eight to eighty-eight age group, square in shape, with hardback pages. It consists of twenty-three full-bleed photographs of sheep in farmer Jaap Henke's meadow in North Holland. The subject is safely entrusted to photographer Hans van der Meer, accustomed to photographing soccer fields. The text on the back cover warns that counting sheep is more difficult than you might think, which is confirmed by the very first photo, which shows an eight-legged sheep. But at least the designer helps by not cutting off a single sheep. Rounded corners and a hollow spine make the book a pleasing object.
It's rare that idea, title, material and execution are as closely linked as they are here. The jury found this enviable. A book that bounces back well.
Published by GOTTMER 2007
209 x 209mm
44 pages
ISBN: 978 90 468 0206 9
