Johan van der Keuken (1938-2001) moved from Amsterdam to Paris in 1956 to study at the School of Film. He was confronted there with life and man's loneliness. Van der Keuken took thousands of photographs, the city acting as a background to his feelings of desolation. In 1963 a selection of these registrations were published in "Paris mortel", a title that reflects the gloomy undertone of the contents of the book. Van der Keuken attempted to reflect the complexity of the city. The Photos in the book were taken between October 1956 and August 1958. Layout: Marinus H. van Raalte. Printed at De Boer, Hilversum, 1963.
Literature: The Photobook: A History volume I, p.248 – 249; The Open Book, p.196 - 197; Foto in omslag Het Nederlandse documentaire fotoboek na 1945, p.103.