Florian Reinhardt

The book "Florian Reinhardt" from Hatje Cantz Verlag presents an impressive collection of photographs taken over a period of almost ten years. The author and photographer Florian Reinhardt has captured 1,024 images of exit signs from around the world using his iPhone camera. These images are deliberately affectless and depersonalized, encouraging the viewer to question the universal significance of these everyday symbols. Reinhardt places particular emphasis on industrially produced, practical objects, managing to create a narrative depth through his photographs. The images function like an inverted telescope, highlighting details and embedding them in a personal context. Reinhardt, who lives in Cologne and works internationally, combines moving and static images as well as installations, focusing on the subtleties of readymades.