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Anders Edström

Anders Edström (born 1966) is a Swedish film director and photographer, living in Tokyo.[1] His films, made with long-time collaborator C.W. Winter, include The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2020).

Life and work

Edström was born in Frösön, Jämtland, Sweden.[1]

In the 1990s he lived in Paris, working as a fashion photographer with Maison Margiela and Purple magazine.[2][3] He continues to work in fashion.[4]

Edström has had a long-time creative filmmaking collaboration with C.W. Winter. Their feature film The Anchorage (2009) "follows the everyday existence of an elderly woman who lives alone on an island on the Stockholm archipelago."[5][6] It won the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present award at the Locarno Film Festival[7][8] and the Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.[9][10] Their eight-hour-long fictional film, The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2020), is set in the remote rural village of Shiotani, Japan.[11][12] Edström's photobook, named after the village and published in 2021, documents the literal life of his wife's family there between 1993 and 2015.[13][14][15]

Personal life

As of 2009, Edström lived in Tokyo with his wife and two children.[16]

Films

Publications

Books by Edström

  • Waiting Some Birds a Bus a Woman and Spidernets Places a Crew. SteidlMack, 2004. ISBN 978-3865210326.
  • Safari. Zurich: Nieves, 2010. ISBN 978-3-905714-58-6.[18]
  • Hanezawa Garden. London: Mack, 2015. ISBN 978-1-910164-20-4. With an essay by C.W. Winter in English and Japanese.
  • Loops. Estate Of series. London: Antenne, 2020. ISBN 978-1-908806-06-2. In English.[19]
  • Shiotani. Japan: AKPE, 2021. ISBN 978-9-151984-33-9. With essays by Jeff Rian and C.W. Winter in English and Japanese.
  • Enköping, 1986. AKPE, 2024. With essays by Jeff Rian and C.W. Winter in English and Japanese. ISBN 9789153101963. Edition of 700 copies. Photographs made in and around Enköping, Sweden.

Books with others

  • The Buckshot Lexicon. By Jeff Rian. Paris: Purple Books, 2000. ISBN 9782912684240.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Unseen Relationship: Form and Abstraction". DIC川村記念美術館. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  2. ^ Borrelli-Persson, Laird (2017-09-15). "Anders Edström, the Nonconformist Swedish Fashion Photographer, Talks Methodology and How He Got a Leg Up From Martin Margiela". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
  3. ^ Zahm, Olivier (1996-10-01). "FLASH TRACK: ANDERS EDSTROM PHOTOGRAPHS MARTIN MARGIELA". Artforum. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  4. ^ "Acne Studios Unveils Bandana Inspired Collection Lensed By Anders Edström". Clash Magazine. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  5. ^ Bergan, Ronald (2009-11-06). "Rebirth of the radical at the Viennale film festival". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ^ D'Ambrose, Ricky (2010-09-12). "Review: The Anchorage". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (2009-08-15). ""She, A Chinese" Tops Locarno Fest". IndieWire. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  8. ^ Halligan, Fionnuala. "Grande expectations". Screen. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  9. ^ Chang, Justin (2009-12-13). "'Hurt Locker' tops with L.A. critics". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  10. ^ Barshad, Amos (2009-12-14). "Los Angeles Film Critics Awards: The Complete Winners". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  11. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (2021-07-15). "'The Works and Days' Review: The Time of Our Lives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  12. ^ "« Les Travaux et les Jours » : une épopée magique aux confins de l'image et du son". Le Monde (in French). 2022-06-22. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  13. ^ "756 - On Running and Anders Edström's Shiotani". c4 journal. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  14. ^ Lachowskyj, Cat. "Anders Edström chronicles the nuances of daily life, love and loss". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  15. ^ "Anders Edström's 23-Year Chronicle of Life in a Remote Japanese Village". AnOther. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  16. ^ "An Hour's Drive from Kyoto". AnOther. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  17. ^ Cronk, Jordan (2021-07-15). "Time Regained". Artforum. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  18. ^ "PhotoIreland Collection: Safari Anders Edström". PhotoIreland. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
  19. ^ "Anders Edström's new photo book captures slow moments in our rapid world". Dazed. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
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