Barbara Probst

Barbara Probst first trained in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, then studied photography under Bernd Becher at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Her work moved from sculpture to three-dimensional installations that incorporated photography, and finally to photographs alone, which brought her recognition far beyond Germany.

This volume gathers her 2015 series of diptychs. Her earlier pieces were intricate, multi-part arrangements photographed from many angles at once. The newer images are sparer: each pairs two viewpoints of a single scene, captured at the same instant. Compared with her previous output, they feel dreamlike and eerie.

Robert Hobbs contributes a lengthy essay that places the series within the progression of Probst's career. The book was developed closely with the artist, and its design lets the paired images be read in line with her visual ideas.