La Vie Impossible J and L books In Plein Soleil

In Plein Soleil

equipped with sleeping bags and instant noodles

and an experiment in countercultural values

identical to the long since sold-out run of 1

Joachim Falck-Hansen

La Vie Impossible J and L books In Plein SoleilFirst edition, first impression of La Vie Impossible by Christian Boltanski. Medium format hardback in fine condition. About As much artist's book as catalogue, La Vie Impossible is unusual for its physical construction alone: its text is printed on black paper, with the images on alternating vellum, so that at each turn of the page one can see through the photographic image to the next black page (or look back at the previous text). The texts are