Trained in metalworking and tool making, Austrian sculptor Manfred Wakolbinger turned to jewelry design in the 1970s and sculpture in the 1980s, creating large-scale sculptures for public spaces. Around this time, he also began working in photography and video with a particular interest in submarines. Even when figurative and concrete, Wakolbinger’s art remains enigmatic, an expression of inner poetry.

Manfred Wakolbinger: Inhale—Exhale features a selection of Wakolbinger’s works in sculpture and photography since 2012, accompanied by essays and a conversation between Wakolbinger and curator Jasper Sharp. The book also features the text “The Beauty of Darkness” by Wakolbinger’s close friend, Austrian novelist Christoph Ransmayr.