Josef Perndl has transposed his fascination for the more ‘agricultural’ variants of motor sports into two photo books due to be published simultaneously. Crosser opens up the incredible world of motorcycle races: Austrian landscapes; the racing paddocks, the spectators. male and female bikers, helmeted, booted and suited, ploughing their way through the mud at absurd speeds on motocross bikes, but also flying through the air; ”We celebrate a return from civilisation to dirt and grime. Race after race, bikers of both sexes relocate their raison d’etre to remote locations, to slither and slide together into a parallel universe. Accompanied by family and fans, they battle it out for every yard, and every second. Fuel, dust and adrenaline blend into a highly addictive mix of thrills and spills”. (J. P.)

Josef Perndl, *1965 in Steyr, Austria. Lives and works in Vienna.