Henrik Purienne - Dream Baby Dream - 2021
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Dream Baby Dream is a hardback photobook by Henrik Purienne, published by IDEA in 2021 as a first edition of 1,500 copies, in English, with 180 pages, housed in a slipcase and measuring 30 cm by 21.7 cm, in very good condition.
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Dream Baby Dream by Henrik Purienne, published by IDEA Books in 2021, is a photobook that exists in the space between visual diary, fashion imagery and constructed memory. Released as a limited first edition of 1,500 copies, the book has become an increasingly sought-after title among collectors of contemporary photobooks and collectible photobooks.
Created around Purienne’s collaboration with Tasjaki (Natasha Madsen), the publication develops the visual language that has made his work instantly recognisable: soft natural light, intimate distance and images that feel effortless while remaining carefully composed. Rather than presenting a traditional photographic narrative, the book builds an atmosphere that unfolds gradually through sequencing and rhythm.
Throughout its pages, portraits, interiors, coastlines and fleeting gestures come together to create a world suspended between reality and imagination. The photographs avoid direct explanation and instead rely on mood, sensuality and emotional ambiguity. The result feels closer to fragments of memory than to documentary photography.
The physical object itself plays an important role in the experience. Produced as a softcover edition housed in a slipcase, the publication reinforces its presence as a desirable object within the world of independent photobooks and photography books for collectors.
Dream Baby Dream is ultimately a book about desire, youth and the seductive ability of photography to invent memories that feel real. For readers interested in rare photobooks, out of print photobooks and those looking to buy photobooks online with a focus on collectability, this remains one of the most recognisable IDEA photobook releases of recent years.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Dream Baby Dream by Henrik Purienne, published by IDEA Books in 2021, is a photobook that exists in the space between visual diary, fashion imagery and constructed memory. Released as a limited first edition of 1,500 copies, the book has become an increasingly sought-after title among collectors of contemporary photobooks and collectible photobooks.
Created around Purienne’s collaboration with Tasjaki (Natasha Madsen), the publication develops the visual language that has made his work instantly recognisable: soft natural light, intimate distance and images that feel effortless while remaining carefully composed. Rather than presenting a traditional photographic narrative, the book builds an atmosphere that unfolds gradually through sequencing and rhythm.
Throughout its pages, portraits, interiors, coastlines and fleeting gestures come together to create a world suspended between reality and imagination. The photographs avoid direct explanation and instead rely on mood, sensuality and emotional ambiguity. The result feels closer to fragments of memory than to documentary photography.
The physical object itself plays an important role in the experience. Produced as a softcover edition housed in a slipcase, the publication reinforces its presence as a desirable object within the world of independent photobooks and photography books for collectors.
Dream Baby Dream is ultimately a book about desire, youth and the seductive ability of photography to invent memories that feel real. For readers interested in rare photobooks, out of print photobooks and those looking to buy photobooks online with a focus on collectability, this remains one of the most recognisable IDEA photobook releases of recent years.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
Dream Baby Dream
Author/ Illustrator
Henrik Purienne
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2021
Height
30 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
21.7 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
IDEA
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
180
