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A M O M E N T B E Y O N D
P H O T O G R A P H Y : G U N N A R S M O L I A N S K Y
M U S I C : D A N N Y C L A Y
J U L Y 2 0 T H , 2 0 2 6 ( P R E - O R D E R : J U N E 2 5 T H )
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"A Moment Beyond "is the result of a dialogue between the Gunnar Smoliansky's photographs and the composer and musician Danny Clay, initiated by IIKKI, between February 2026 and May 2026.
"A Moment Beyond" covers six decades (1952-2014) of a selection of Gunnar Smoliansky's photographic works.
This project has been carried out in close collaboration with the Gunnar Smoliansky Foundation.
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" Gunnar Smoliansky is a major Swedish photographer.
Born in 1933 in Visby, on the island of Gotland, he devoted himself to photography from the early 1950s onward. From the 1970s, he worked as an independent artist, focusing almost exclusively on his own personal work.
He is recognized for a truly unique artistic oeuvre, while maintaining connections and references to the history of photography. After assisting established photographers, he attended evening courses led by Christer Strömholm and worked as an industrial photographer before dedicating himself fully to his own work.
In black and white, Smoliansky personally developed every print, transforming everyday motifs into finished works in his darkroom.
His photography is closely tied to the places in Stockholm he knew best, particularly Södermalm and Saltsjö-Boo, where he lived and worked for most of his life. Deeply connected to the places he knew best, his work is celebrated for its universal
and timeless qualities.
Smoliansky remained actively engaged in both photography and darkroom practice until the final years before his death in 2019. His oeuvre spans more than six decades.
When he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 2011, the award citation noted: “No one has portrayed the unnoticed as he has, lifting what is overlooked with the help of the camera
beyond the fleeting moment and into timelessness,” beautifully capturing the essence of his artistic oeuvre. "
Jäger Márky Arén
Gunnar Smoliansky Foundation
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Danny Clay is a composer who often utilizes classical instruments, open forms, found objects, analog media, and digital errata in his work. He has collaborated with musicians and ensembles throughout the US, including Kronos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Third Coast Percussion, Volti, the San Francisco Girls Chorus, Wu Man, Sarah Cahill, Phyllis Chen, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Ensemble Dal Niente, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and others.
10 years after his last solo release on IIKKI ("Stills" IIKKI001), Danny Clay comes back with "A Moment Beyond". A new intimate and out-of-time piece evolving between ambient, chamber music and contemporary music deeply connected to the timelessness and beauty of the Gunnar Smoliansky's photographs.
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Initiated by IIKKI, between February 2026 and May 2026,
A Moment Beyond is their dialog.
Photography: Gunnar Smoliansky
Music: Danny Clay
Mastering: Giuseppe Ielasi
Design: sprflxgrfzmTM
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E D I T I O N
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Book: limited edition to 500 copies, hand numbered & hand stamped. first edition and only edition (no re-print). hardcover book (17 cm x 24 cm), simili leather cover. 192 pages, 141 photos printed on Munken Print White 115g/m2, metallic green hot stamping (front and back cover).
weight: 0,8 Kg
ISBN: 978-2-489146-01-1
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Vinyl: limited edition to 200 copies, first pressing and only pressing (no re-press), hand numbered, selective UV varnish (front + back). Cutting lacquer, 12'' neon orange transparent vinyl, matte outer sleeve + printed on 300gm paper, black inner with empty hole. mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi.
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Cd: limited edition to 150 copies, glass mastered, selective UV varnish (front + back+inside). 4-panel matte card package. hand numbered. mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi.
available HERE
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