Without emptiness, matter does not exist. But what if the void itself contains all the meanings we seek? In her book Atlas of Void, German artist Kathleen Alisch offers us a tangible and hypnotic proof of how
space—interior, exterior, and other—is synonymous with infinite possibilities. The ninety-six page book, published by L’Artiere in 2022, collects images that seem to come from our everyday world and at the same time from places we swear we’ve seen in a dream, or perhaps in other dimensions. Black, silver, present, absent: each photograph draws us into the boundary between reality and perception, creating a silent rhythm that does not need words—and gives viewers the time to find their own. A map of the void was possible all along.