"The drive toward immaculate order in all this work is haunting." - The Chicago Tribune - GREAT OPPORTUNITY to purchase this excellent book by Candida Höfer from 2005 - in BRANDNEW CONDITION. "Seen as a collection, her rhythmically patterned images present a universe of interiors wholly constructed by human intention, unearthing patterns of order, by their now absent creators and inhabitants. Architecture of Absence examines Höfer's unique oeuvre and the relationship of her architecture work to that of the 'Becher Circle' - noted students of the Dusseldorf Academy's renowned professor Bernd Becher, including Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, Andreas Gursky, and Axel Hutte." - HotShoe International - "Candida Höfer creates meticulously composed images of public and institutional spaces marked with the richness of human activity, yet largely devoid of human presence. Whether a photograph of a national library or a lounge at Volkswagen's headquarters, Höfer's images ask us to conduct distanced, disengaged examinations through the windows she creates. The collected images present a universe wholly constructed by human intention, unearthing patterns of order and logic imposed on these spaces by their absent creators and inhabitants. The Architecture of Absence examines Höfer's oeuvre and its relationship to the work of other noted students of renowned professors Bernd and Hilla Becher." (from the publisher) THIS IS THE FIRST BEST-OF-PHOTOBOOKS AUCTION by 5Uhr30.com, starting in 2026. With more than 100 great lots from my personal collection and from recent acquisitions. Candida Höfer, one of the first and one of the most famous students of Bernd and Hilla Becher at "Kunstakademie Düsseldorf" (together with Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, Andreas Gursky and Axel Hütte). "In interviews, Candida Höfer has said that she's attracted to the beauty and symmetry of her subjects: she likes libraries for the way the books stack up, the shapes they make, not for their social meaning... [but] no matter how hard you try to look at the pictures as pure patterning or color, they still speak of our odd rituals for collecting, preserving, and celebrating scraps of culture. The books in her photographs may be closed, but they are still books, which makes Höfer more of a cultural historian than she'll ever admit." - Jori Finkel, Photo District News - "Höfer uses emptiness, along with light, composition, and depth of field, as a formal element in her photographs. Objective documentary photography? Why settle for that, when a quick read between the lines reveals so much more." - Departures - New, mint, unead; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil. COLLCTOR'S COPY. Bernd Becher took on a professorship for photography at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1976, but the couple saw themselves as teachers and co-operated closely in the training of students. They trained many photographic personalities who, as the "Becher School", have since become outstanding representatives of German photography from an international perspective. These include Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff, Jörg Sasse, Axel Hütte, Elger Esser, Götz Diergarten, Petra Wunderlich and Tata Ronkholz. This is a lot by 5Uhr30.com (Ecki Heuser, Cologne, Germany). We guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance and of course combined shipping - worldwide. Aperture, New York. 2005. First edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 250 x 300 mm. 112 pages. Photos: Candida Höfer. Edited and text by Constance Glenn, Virginia Heckert and Mary Kay Lombino. Text in English. Wonderful photobook by Candida Höfer - in perfect condition. Candida Höfer studied photography under Bernd Becher from 1976 until 1982. Since 1975 she has had solo exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout Europe and the United States, including the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany; the Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland; the Centre Photographique d'Ile de France; Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco; Johnen & Schottle, Cologne; and Sonnabend Gallery, New York. Virginia Heckert has served as the first Curator of Photography at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, since Fall 2001.