nearly eternal

A photography book about food. Haunting, beautiful and slightly humorous, Nearly Eternal traces a fine line between reality and fiction.

Negotiating different levels of artifice, the photographs challenge the assumed authenticity of the food book, inciting artificial desire in the viewer’s mind. Each photograph is a portrait of food in its perfect form – as display.

Norbert Schoerner & Steve Nakamura

Chance Publishing, imprint of Claire de Rouen Books (2016)

Hardcover, 30cm x 28cm

104 pages

Edition of 500

Printed in Japan

“All man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.” (Ecclesiastes 6:7)

“Whether it’s a raw egg yolk gripped by levitating chopsticks or sugar magically sprinkling over a juicy grapefruit, the images in the new book “Nearly Eternal” are a surreal and slightly sinister take on food.” – T Magazine/New York Times

“An extremely clever take on the relationship between the eye and the mind – what draws us in and what causes desire?” – Nowness