'Haunts' can be seen as part two of a trilogy which began with 'Trying to Dance', JH Engstrom's artist's book project which was short-listed for the 2005 Deutshe Borse Photography Prize. At the back of 'Trying to Dance' JH Engstrom wrote "I'm always looking for presence. Whenever I try, my doubts get unmasked..." These doubts and questions are prevalent in 'Haunts', but in this volume Engstrom focuses more on public spaces and life in the streets. At the centre of JH Engstrom's pictures is a strong feeling of being in an endless present tense. The confrontation between "now" and the photographer's memories is inevitable. And he doesn't try to separate emotions from objectivity. His images embody their questions.
