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Being

Out of Necessity · Vol. 2 · 2016

A black-and-white photograph of an empty tiled interior, with a long wall of square tiles extending diagonally across the frame. A rectangular fluorescent ceiling light illuminates part of the wall, while large geometric areas of dark and light tiles form a pattern across the floor in the foreground.

A black-and-white photograph of a narrow dirt path bordered by dense vegetation. Large overlapping leaves and branches dominate the right side and extend across the foreground, while part of a person dressed in dark clothing is visible at the far left edge, walking along the path. Fallen leaves and small plants cover the ground.

A black-and-white photograph of a tall, pale rectangular building seen from below, partly obscured by a dark conifer tree in the foreground. A chain-link fence runs along the bottom of the frame, while heavy, layered storm clouds fill the sky above and around the building.

A black-and-white street photograph showing a bus passing behind a car in the foreground. Dark silhouettes of passengers are visible through the bus windows, while the car's side window reflects the grid of a nearby building. Office buildings rise in the background, creating overlapping layers of windows, reflections and figures.

A black-and-white photograph of four people standing with their backs or sides to the camera, looking through a large glass window at a densely packed crowd outside. Reflections of surrounding buildings and the crowd overlap across the glass, while the people in the foreground appear as dark silhouettes against the brightly lit gathering.

A black-and-white photograph of a rectangular window set into a concrete building façade. Three sections of the window are framed in white, with closed horizontal blinds behind the glass. A small paper notice with several images is attached to the right-hand pane. Dark horizontal bands in the surrounding wall contrast with the lighter concrete panels.

A black-and-white photograph looking down at a wet, worn road surface. An irregular dark puddle extends through the centre and right side of the frame, reflecting two bright rectangular lights. Long streaks, cracks and patches of moisture run diagonally across the surrounding surface, creating contrasting areas of light and shadow.

A black-and-white photograph of an empty outdoor path bordered by tall, dense hedges. On the left, a short flight of shallow steps leads up to a higher section of the path, while another set of steps disappears into a dark opening between the hedges on the right. A broad area of sunlight cuts diagonally across the pale gravel surface in the foreground.

My series in Out of Necessity Vol. 2, called Being.

Being was shot specifically for OON #2 and started out as a series revolving around presence and absence, but, the deeper into it I got, the more I realized I was dealing with something else, or something more at least, and the title Being — large B — popped into my head.

I've decided to continue developing it — both philosophically and photographically — so we'll see where it ends up down the road...

OON #2 came out in 2016 featuring photos from nine different photographers: Pierre Vincensini, Hanna Lindgren, Joakim Kociancic, Nina Hove, Lo Vahlström, Theo Elias, Erhan Can Akbulut, Stefan Wallin & myself.

Design & Layout: Jonas Westman.

The cover of *Out of Necessity #2 — Stories*, featuring a black-and-white photographic collage with large white geometric lettering across the top. A bright yellow rectangle carries the publication title and issue number in black. Below are a list of contributors, a photograph of a crowd and a photograph of a seated man. — Out of Necessity · Vol. 2 · 2016

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