Schriftzüge 2015-2025

Schriftzüge presents a decade-long visual investigation into Berlin's painted S-Bahn trains by photographer Emmett Edelstein. As the successor to his seminal 2015 work Farbzüge, this publication features photographs captured between 2015 and 2025, each spread isolating a single image to command complete attention. The compositions document trains in transit between stations, where the convergence of location, moment, illumination, and subject matter creates fleeting visual narratives. Edelstein's patient documentation—refined through years of precise timing and positioning—reveals the evolving aesthetic interventions on Berlin's commuter rail infrastructure, transforming everyday urban transit into a study of contemporary visual culture. 228 pages, 29,1 x 22,9 cm, black cardboard hardcover with neon sticker, open spine binding Language: English and German