Family. Nature. Photography. Fundamental words in the life of Jacob Aue Sobol, one of the best-

known contemporary Danish photographers on the international scene and member of Magnum

Photo since 2010. In this exhibition, he tells us about two encounters that marked his life: the first

is the one with James, a fisherman Inuit who welcomed him into his home and taught him to

survive in Greenland, where he lived for three years when he was younger, working as a fisherman

and photographing the daily life of the citizens in Tiniteqilaaq. Jacob lost his father at a very young

age. It was a shock. It took him years to recover. Before he died, his father had given him a very

beautiful book about Greenland and the people who inhabited it. Perhaps this is why he went to

discover such a symbolic place for him. There, the meeting with James marked his future. He

hosted him in his home. Jacob found a sense of family there. James taught him how to hunt and

fish to provide for his family. He taught him when to speak and when to be silent. How to be

present. “For the years I was in Tiniteqilaaq, James´s house felt like the center of the universe. It was

a house full of laughter, tears and silence. A place of warmth and embrace. Today the house is

empty...” recalls Sobol. He was like a father to him. Jacob is father too, today. This book is a

reminder of the time and love he shared with James and his children.

James House is a large format book measuring w25.7 x h34 cm published by Super Labo in Tokyo and printed in Kyoto. It consists of 82 tritone images divided on 152 pages. Spreads in the book are w51xh34 cm.

The book is also available with a print and a contact sheet:

Book with print - 24x30cm (9.5"x12”) - edition of 25 - SOLD OUT

SPECIAL EDITION - print 20x25cm (8x10”) + contact sheet 24x30cm (9.5x12”) - edition of 75 - AVAILABLE

All are printed on archival baryta pigment paper.

Thank you very much for your support. Jacob.

Text by Claudio Composti