Janne Riikonen, Notes for Our Legacy

Notes for Our Legacy

Janne Riikonen

Publisher
Kult Books
Year
2023
ISBN
978-91-987606-9-9
Specifications
Thread bound book with no covers
20 x 28.5 cm
96 pages
46 photographs
Risograph printing
First edition of 300 copies
Designed by Janne Riikonen
Nominated for the Finnish Photobook Award 2023

Billboards are strategically set up in high traffic areas, designed to catch our attention. They are positioned atop buildings, along highways, and in market squares. Even when devoid of advertisements, they continue to draw one's gaze. The sculpture-like metal frames and blank canvases remind of things that have come and gone. Even in the absence of advertising content, a billboard remains a medium of communication. But when empty of advertisement, what message does it convey? The book serves as a statement against the unsustainable culture of consumption and the values typically conveyed on billboards.

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