Mats Andersson - Mother Earth

It’s been four years since Mats Andersson published his acclaimed book “Nature Diary” – and now another book is coming – his 13th publication. It is undeniably a different nature photography book, and one of the photographer’s trademarks, where he works with diptychs communicating with each other across the spreads, is easily recogni sable. The format is large (36x52 cm), which gives a great experience as many images are really large. The pages are interspersed with creative collages and sometimes images over the entire spread, which then becomes a full 70x50 cm. 

PERSONAL AND CLOSE
Despite the book’s title, this book is also a very personal book.– In a wider sense, the book is about our planet (Mother Earth) but it also contains bits and pieces from my everyday life, thoughts about the meaning of life and the joy and sorrow we experience as human beings. I also want the book to be open to interpretation, says Mats. As Andersson’s previous books, the new one is also open to interpretation, dark and mysterious. Many pictures ask questions and force the viewer to think twice before she/he understand the picture and the message. The introduction, which is written by the photographer himself, we learn about his father’s passing and how much he meant, among other things.