René Mächler (*1936) has earned international recognition as one of the most outstanding representatives of Concrete Photography. Although concrete photography receives attention time and again in its relationship to modern art, it is only slowly gaining public awareness as a self-contained form of photographic art. In an era marked by a steadily swelling tide of arbitrary and noncommittal digital images, René Mächler’s art is more relevant than ever.

In addition to early camera works, this volume presents a comprehensive selection of Mächler’s photograms since the 1960s.