Black. Forest. Country.

We see a world that does not need color, that appeals to our senses in the finest nuances with a visual language that comes close to the nature of the Black Forest in its own unique way. The book “Black.Forest.Country.“celebrates the color black. Not abstractly, but concretely using the example of the mountain landscape that has black in its name. The visual artist and photographer Joseph Carlson describes the forest as a generator of atmospheric symbolic, meditative and mood images. Joseph Carlson thus works on a range of motifs in which he is at home. For decades he has had the forest in front of his eyes from his home and crosses it on his daily routes. Thus, his pictorial creations emerged from everyday life, from the ongoing engagement with an extremely rich source of images. As a stylistic device, he relies on fine nuance, the sensitivity of the gray values. The forest is not only photographed in black and white, but is seen as a black and white motif from the outset. Joseph Carlson’s photographs are almost inspired by the forest. In this cosmos the eye comes to its senses. This connects the viewer with the photographer. For a dialogue of sensitive eyes.