Numbered 1st edition of 600 copies. Sold with a b&w digital print (13 x 17.5 cm). Signed. The Swedish photographer photographed his neighbourhood in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, where he moved in 2017. He photographed everything he saw without ever leaving his neighbourhood, portraying his regular subjects or sometimes just those passing by from his window. The result is like an immersive report by someone who wants to bring his neighbourhood to life for those who have never been there; photos in b.w. and colour. “In 2017 I moved to Montreuil, just outside of Paris. I left Smedsby, Värmland and Sweden. One week after I had installed myself in my new neighbourhood the publisher Pierre Bessard contacted me and proposed me a carte blanche for a book publication. ‘Do whatever you want. When you are done you tell me and then we print” My direct and intuitive reaction was simple. I would photograph my first years in my new surroundings. I stayed very close to my home. I did not go more than 500 meters from my studio. I made simple notes. I photographed from my window. I photographed in the streets, bars and cafes. Encounters with people. Atmospheres. Emotions. I used all different types of photographic technics; Fuji instant film, Polaroid, 135 mm, 120 mm, the phone and digital camera. I mixed B/W and colour. On the back cover of the book I wrote this text: Moving in, looking out. Here it is warm and human. I could stay here.” — JH Engström, Montreuil 2020