Black and white photograph showing a circular swirling tunnel effect surrounded by trees and cobblestones
Black and white street photograph of a pigeon resting against weathered stone blocks
Open art book displaying a black and white photograph of a silhouetted figure in an interior space
White folding clothes drying rack with white fabric pieces hanging against a dark background
Open book spread showing a person working among palm trees in a tropical forest setting
Black and white photograph of abandoned railway tracks lying on a gravel embankment with rolling hills in the background
Wooden beams and construction materials leaning against a weathered concrete wall with natural lighting filtering through
Black and white still life of silverware arranged on a textured surface with dramatic shadows
Open photography book displaying two black and white images - graffitied walls and architectural details
Black and white portrait of a person with closed eyes wearing a knit sweater, photographed in soft natural light
Black and white photograph of an insect on glass with a blurred urban landscape in the background
Intimate photograph of a leg in dark stockings against white bedding with soft natural lighting
Close-up black and white photograph of weathered chain links with cloudy sky in the background
Open photography book displaying a black and white image of a stone fountain surrounded by trees
Black and white photograph of dried flower stems and a piece of driftwood against a textured ground
Atmospheric photograph of stone ruins with natural light filtering through an opening, creating dramatic shadows and reflections
Continuation of stone ruins photograph with light and water reflections creating a mystical atmosphere
Black and white photograph of a raised hand against a blurred background, capturing motion and human gesture
Close-up black and white photograph of a weathered tree trunk or column with textural details and strong contrast
Black and white street photography of a small plant growing from cobblestones on an urban street
Open photography book showing landscape images with rolling hills and dramatic sky across a double-page spread
Black and white aerial photograph showing four small figures walking on a curved white path through grassy landscape
Black and white close-up portrait of an elderly man's face from the forehead up, showing weathered features and contemplative expression
Black and white photograph of infinity symbol or figure-eight shaped object resting on textured wooden surface
Open photobook spread showing black and white photographs - left page with hands image, right page with architectural vertical elements
Black and white photograph of silhouetted figure behind glass with water droplets, creating atmospheric double exposure effect
Close-up color photograph of olive branch with leaves and developing olives hanging from tree
Black and white photograph of circular black void in concrete surface with geometric blocks scattered around
Color photograph of construction site with concrete structures, scaffolding, and blue markings on limestone wall
Black and white close-up photograph of birch tree trunk showing distinctive white bark with dark horizontal markings
Open photobook showing two black and white photographs - left with circular form on tiled surface, right with silhouette against window
Color photograph of red curved rubber tube or cable forming abstract shape on white tiled bathroom floor
Black and white detail photograph of worn textile or fabric edge showing frayed stitching and weathered texture
Black and white photograph of dark rocky formation against light quarry or excavated ground surface
Open photobook spread showing tropical sunset with palm trees on left page and cut orange object on right page
Color photograph of person lying on asphalt pavement in casual clothing, arms spread, appearing relaxed
Close-up color photograph of human ear with fine hair details and warm skin tones against dark background
Black and white photograph of concrete architectural elements with oval openings beneath leafy tree branches
Minimalist color photograph of overlapping blank white papers on neutral background creating subtle shadows
Black and white photograph of architectural shadows creating sharp geometric triangular shapes on grass and concrete
Color photograph of gray and white seagull perched on stone ledge with limestone architecture in background
Open photobook showing black and white photographs - left with person writing, right with flowing hair texture
Black and white photograph of apple with deep crack down middle placed on wooden surface
Black and white photograph of textured paper with embossed pattern lying on dark wooden surface
Black and white photobook spread showing architectural photograph of building with boarded windows spanning across pages
Color photograph of ceramic bowl interior viewed from above with small white circle visible against dark background
Color portrait photograph of young woman with dark hair and hoop earrings in outdoor setting with soft background
Color photograph of person's leg and foot emerging from white bedsheets against textured brick wall background
Color photograph of water canal with rocky shoreline and concrete structures reflected in still water surface
Black and white photograph of hanging seed pods or dried fruit clusters among foliage and branches
Black and white portrait of person covering face with hands, hair in bun, with single eye visible through fingers
Color photograph of ocean view through window frame with crack in glass creating vertical light streak across seascape
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  • Black cover of
  • Book spread featuring black and white photograph of a silhouetted figure behind translucent material or glass, creating an atmospheric shadow effect
  • Book spread featuring collaged black and white photographs of textural surfaces and abstract forms with vertical line patterns
  • Book spread with two black and white architectural photographs showing brutalist concrete structures and geometric forms
  • Book spread with black and white photographs showing hands sketching on left and abstract textural surface with flowing lines on right
  • Book spread with black and white aerial photograph showing architectural foundations and geometric patterns in landscape
  • Book spread featuring poetic text fragments on black pages with white typography about strategic embellishment and configurations of life
  • Book spread with black and white photograph of construction scaffolding and angular wooden framework against sky
  • Book spread featuring black and white architectural photograph from the Narrow Foothold art project
  • Book spread with black and white contemporary art photograph from the Narrow Foothold series
  • Book spread with black and white artistic photography from the Narrow Foothold collection

A Narrow Foothold

German philosopher Walter Benjamin’s monumental work the Arcades Project—which remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1940—represents both a treatise on the labyrinthine nature of the modern city and the realization of his dream of a book without authorship, composed almost entirely of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Taking their mutual appreciation for these aspects of Benjamin’s work as their starting point, friends and photographers Jonas Feige (Germany) and Alan Huck (United States) sorted through their archives of orphaned images in order to assemble a collective portrait of an anonymous city—one composed of severe geometric forms, vague symbols, and the spectral traces of a human presence. Intentionally trying to dissolve any sense of individual authorship, the two looked to Benjamin as their methodological guide, reminding them that “an enigma is a fragment that, together with another, matching fragment, makes up a whole.”

56 pages
30 photographs
7.25 x 8.75 inches
Swiss-bound hard cover 
First Edition of 100 copies

Edited by Jonas Feige, Alan Huck, and Cristian Ordóñez
Designed by Cristian Ordóñez
Published by Another Earth

The initial run of 100 copies has sold out, but the artists and publisher have published a standalone website for the project with extended material and a free PDF of the book:

A Narrow Foothold Website

  • Black and white fine art photograph of cutlery casting dramatic shadows on a surface, framed as a gallery print

Besteck

Besteck, 2020

Silver gelatin print
paper size: 20x28 cm
image size: 18x27 cm
edition of 100
comes with a signed and numbered certificate sticker

  • A black and white photograph showing a rectangular sculptural installation or model with geometric architectural elements, including stepped structures and linear forms casting dramatic shadows, placed on what appears to be a concrete or stone surface with a circular detail visible in the composition.
  • An open book displaying a black and white photograph on the right page showing rock formations or natural stone structures with textured surfaces and organic shapes, creating a contrast between natural geological forms and the clean presentation of the book format.
  • An open book spread showing two contrasting black and white images: on the left, a stark architectural photograph of a modernist building with repetitive linear elements and geometric patterns; on the right, a classical or allegorical illustration featuring figures in flowing robes with text that appears to be in German.
  • An open book spread featuring a striking black and white image of dark elliptical or oval shapes that appear to be pools, shadows, or excavated areas in a light-colored ground or surface, creating a dramatic contrast and suggesting themes of absence or void within the landscape.
  • An open book spread showing two contrasting black and white photographs: on the left, a minimalist architectural installation with concrete or stone blocks arranged in a sparse configuration; on the right, rows of theater or auditorium seating extending upward in repetitive patterns, creating a sense of mass gathering and collective space.
  • An open book spread featuring two contrasting images: on the left, a wall with a dramatic crack running vertically through the surface with debris at its base, suggesting structural failure or decay; on the right, a weathered gravestone or memorial plaque with ornate Germanic text and decorative elements, representing themes of memory and deterioration.
  • An open book spread showing two urban decay photographs: on the left, a corner space with graffiti-covered walls and debris scattered on the floor, representing abandonment and urban neglect; on the right, a chain-link fence with shadows cast across it, suggesting barriers and restriction in urban environments.
  • An open book displaying a panoramic black and white photograph of a modernist building complex spread across both pages, showing curved and angular architectural elements with a circular window and geometric forms, captured from a low angle against a clear sky.
  • An open book with a blank left page and a right page featuring a black and white photograph of modern architectural elements showing geometric roof lines, angular walls, and strong shadows creating stark contrasts and emphasizing the building's brutalist or contemporary design.
  • An open book with a blank left page and a right page showing a black and white photograph of fallen or displaced stone slabs lying among tall grass and vegetation at the base of a tree, suggesting themes of abandonment, decay, or the relationship between constructed and natural elements.
  • An open book spread with a black and white photograph on the left showing a rustic wooden door or gate set into a stone wall with natural vegetation; on the right, a dark page with white text featuring a quote from Friedrich Schiller's Wilhelm Tell about soil and labor, connecting the themes of land, work, and human transformation of nature.

This Soil We Have Created For Ourselves

This Soil We Have Created For Ourselves, published by Kominek Books in 2021

”This Soil is an investigation of sites of memory and yet its strength lies in not relying on a linear re-telling of events. It invites us to sense the significance of what we see before us and in doing so, attempts to strike a difficult balance between bringing attention to Germany’s dark past, while also refusing to give it honour or pay homage.“
— Lucy Rogers, C4 Journal

”Feige's book is a reminder that reminders are not history. They are propositions that wrangle us back from the complacency of believing that we understand history when it emerges like another dirty phoenix with a yearning for absolutes when we expect it least but subconsciously desire it the most.“
— Brad Feuerhelm on American Suburb X/Patreon

Soft cover, thread stitching
76 Pages, 44 B/W Photographs
Tritone printing
21.6 x 29.3 cm

Editing by Jonas Feige and Misha Kominek
Design by Jonas Feige, Krispin Heé & Tim Wetter

  • Mixed media collage in 4:3 format featuring architectural model and wire mesh landscape installation

This Soil Special Edition

This Soil Special Edition, includes a signed print on baryta paper

  • Book cover featuring
  • Open book spread showing German text under the heading
  • Open book spread with German text under
  • Open book spread showing interior spaces - left page features a framed portrait on a wall with electrical wiring and cables, right page shows a weathered wooden building structure with metal roofing and wooden support beams
  • Open book spread with English text on the left page and a photograph on the right showing an interior view of a rustic building with wooden beams, rough walls, and natural lighting filtering through openings
  • Open book spread featuring tropical scenes - left page shows palm trees and vegetation silhouetted against a golden sunset sky, right page displays a close-up of a large tree trunk with distinctive bark patterns and markings
  • Open book spread showing dense tropical forest scenes - left page displays tall palm trees and lush vegetation, right page shows a person in white shirt and jeans climbing or working on a tree trunk in a forest setting
  • Open book spread showing museum specimen data - left page displays detailed tabular records from Natural History Museum Berlin for mammals, right page features a photograph of a preserved specimen jar with handwritten German labels

Zenker

In 1889, Georg August Zenker, a gardener and botanist from Leipzig, took charge of the Jaunde (present-day Yaoundé) research station in the German colony of Kamerun. After six years’ tenure, Zenker was summarily relieved of his duties. He was said to be leading a polygamous life at the station with several African women, some of whom had borne him children. Zenker left the country, only to return soon afterwards as a private citizen. He settled with his family (a woman from Dahomé and five children) in Bipindi, deep in the Kamerun jungle, where he built Bipindihof, a German colonial-style house and vast cocoa, rubber and banana plantations. The mainstay of his livelihood, however, consisted in collecting copious botanical and zoological specimens as well as ethnographic objects for German museums. Zenker’s thought and actions were, to be sure, heavily influenced by the colonial mindset. But on a number of occasions he clearly opposed the colonialist and militaristic practices of his superiors and other German countrymen. He died in 1922 and was buried on the grounds of his Bipindihof. Zenker’s descendants live widely dispersed in Cameroon and Europe today, but most of them still regard the now crumbling Bipindihof as the cradle of the family. Yana Wernicke and Jonas Feige traveled to the present-day Republic of Cameroon several times for this photographic essay in order to retrace Zenker’s life there and portray his descendants. By bringing together recovered letters, photographs, drawings and paintings as well as interviews with Zenker’s descendants, they form a portrait of Georg August Zenker that emphasizes the complexity of his character and the complicated legacy he left behind.

Hardcover
268 pages
164 color images
26.6 × 18.5 cm
Design by Studio Krispin Heé