"Lunar landscapes as far as the eye can see. Hills a gesture of abstraction. Rhythms full of emptiness. The melancholy of De Chirico. The loneliness of Friedrich. The yearning of Adams. The dead cities of Schiele. The timelessness of Cooper. Black squares, black beaches, black holes and, again and again, black sky." This is how essayist Harald Kraemer describes the German photographer Peter Schlor's stark, monumental images. Marked by powerful and austere compositions, the strongly contrasted black-and-white photographs do achieve a remarkable tension, as if to suggest that the viewer might be the last person on earth. Featuring work from 1986 to the present, Deep Black is the first monograph devoted to the artist's work.

Artist Peter Schlör (*1964) made a name for himself around the world with his unique style of black-and-white photography. Landscapes empty of people, deserted houses and towns: Schlör’s work is about archetypes such as the tree, the river, or the house, which have been timeless, meaningful symbols for human beings of all eras and all cultures. Marked by powerful compositional austerity and a strong contrast between light and dark, Schlör‘s images achieve a remarkable tension.
Besides his individual photographs, Schlör has recently concentrated upon series in which he pursues a disturbing game with perception. The motif often appears the same, yet in fact, Schlör has altered his standpoint so subtly that it is often only apparent upon second glance.

The volume, which features over 100 plates of duplex quality, is the first to provide an overview of Schlör’s work from 1986 to the present.