Erik Van Der Weijde - Paradiesvogel Post Editions Shooting over five months

Shooting over five months

His father

Comics were Joris Van de Moortel’s first love

In his immediate surroundings – the fertile region of Levante in Spain – the photographer reveals ephemeral moments that might otherwise go unnoticed

His earlier work energised the poetics of grunge culture

Erik Van Der Weijde - Paradiesvogel Post Editions Shooting over five monthsSelf published through Erik van der Weijdes own imprint, 4478zine (Amsterdam), this magazine style book contains an inventory of heavily rasterized reproductions taken from a publication on German tanks. Ostensibly gathered together as aesthetic objects, the images also signal a broader narrative through their focus on mass produced, weaponised vehicles and their innate capacity for violence. Implicit in the images is a social and historical