{"product_id":"the-frame-by-jh-engstrom","title":"The Frame by JH Engström","description":"\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003eSince I started photographing 30 years ago I have photographed men. During all these years I have also repeatedly photographed transgender persons. Another recurring motif during these 30 years are self\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"fr-FR\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003eportraits. My own thousands of contact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"fr-FR\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003esheets show me a lifelong, both conscious and subconscious, search linked to identity and the constant changeability and transience connected to the human condition. In addition to these images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"fr-FR\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe book starts and ends with photographs of moraine rocks. These rocks were pushed forward by the ice sheet. When the ice melted\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"sv-SE\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-US\"\u003e.000 years ago they stopped where they are now to be found. The expanded self-portrait and the mirroring in others is a way to approach the historical renegotiation that is now taking place regarding the idea of the male.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\" align=\"RIGHT\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eJH Engström\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003eThe Frame is JH Engstr\u003c\/span\u003eö\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003em´s extended self-portrait, a search towards and an escape from the idea of father, a meditation on the meaning of the male gender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003eIn times when society is starting to do a much needed and urgent re-examination of the very notions of gender, this is Engstr\u003c\/span\u003eö\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003em´s personal, generous sometimes violent and desperate but always heartfelt contribution to this decisive discussion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003eThe book draws from Engstr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eö\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003em´s large archive of photographs and combines these portraits with Ice age immutable rocks to remind us to always look for our own anima.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"en-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman, serif\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003eHardcover, 15X21cm, 358 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre von Kleist editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54321509925148,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3700\/9436\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-18at7.46.29AM.png?v=1784385995","url":"https:\/\/ojala.la\/products\/the-frame-by-jh-engstrom","provider":"Ojalá","version":"1.0","type":"link"}