PUBLICATIONS
MOTHERLAND
May, 2025
MOTHERLAND is the first publication by photographer Michael José, about his journey back home to Colombia in 2024 in search of himself, his culture and his mother. It’s a personal and intimate story following his travels through his eyes, lens and with outtakes from his diary notes.
Author Michael José
Text editing Milly Burroughs
Graphics Franziska Brandt & Moritz Grünke
Book concept Franziska Brandt, Moritz Grünke & Michael José
Photo editing Moritz Grünke
112 pages, 20×27.5cm
5-color Risography printing
open-spine perfect binding with offset cover
First edition of 200 copies
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
August, 2021
Contributing with photos to this booklet, for painter and dear friend Tom Anholt show Articifial Light. Documenting the process of his work over the course of 6 months, in his studio in Berlin and in Mikaels residency house in Vejby, Denmark.
Along side photographies, an also super 8 film was also made for the opening.
Published by Galerie Mikael Andersen
Text by Jake Burton and Tom Anholt
Photography Michael José
Graphics
ADOPTEREDE ALBERT
April, 2019
A loving story about little Albert and his first journey in this world. It’s about how he despite a hard start in life ended in safe and loving environment far from where his life originally started in Colombia. It’s a story about feeling different and not looking like all of your friends - but still feeling loved, for who you are and the family you have.
Rhymes, funny and characsteristic drawings makes “Adopterede Albert” easy to get through, even with a hard, and for many weird, subject like adoption. It’s meant as ‘icebreaker’ and opener for conversations with kids about family, friends, skincolor, origin - just as much, as it can just be a goodnight story.
Written by Michael José
Illustrations by Martin C. Hansen
Graphic work by Louise Lyngbo
Language: Danish
Age: 4-8
