Office

Lars Tunbjörk’s Office series stands as a striking exploration of the alienation and monotony inherent in corporate life. Spanning five years, from 1994 to 1999, Tunbjörk photographed the stark, soul-sapping interiors of offices in Stockholm, New York, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. Through his lens, the everyday bureaucracy, disorder, and banality of office culture are revealed, transforming the mundane into something both compelling and unsettling.

Originally published in 2001, the series has been reissued in a luxurious edition, accompanied by the previously unreleased LA Office, a project completed shortly before Tunbjörk’s passing. This reissue highlights his extraordinary ability to capture unexpected, often humorous, moments within the tedium of office life.

Tunbjörk’s approach was defined by his use of vibrant color and strategic flash, techniques that emphasized the absurdities and ironies of modern workspaces. His photobooks offer a unique lens on societal structures, blending honesty with dark humor, and have earned recognition in major museums and publications worldwide.

Through Office, Tunbjörk masterfully conveys the quiet despair, the repetitive rituals, and the small, overlooked details that define corporate environments. The series resonates with anyone familiar with the routines of modern work, providing a window into the human condition amid fluorescent lighting, endless paperwork, and cubicle walls.

Office and LA Office remain essential works for understanding Tunbjörk’s vision - a vivid, unflinching, and strangely humorous portrait of office life in the late twentieth century.

For more on Lars Tunbjörk and his work, visit tunbjork.se. Loose Joints recently published a new edition of the Office book, available at loosejoints.biz