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Lukas Birk - Polaroids from the Middle Kingdom: Old and New World Visions of China - 9780988174566 - KMK0014540
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Polaroids from the Middle Kingdom: Old and New World Visions of China

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Description for Polaroids from the Middle Kingdom: Old and New World Visions of China Hardback. Represents a true photographic pioneer; Birk's medium is inventive and predates the contrived nostalgia of contemporary apps and filters. This innovative collection of images is a stand-out in the travel photography genre. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 385 x 10. Weight in Grams: 1888.
Represents a true photographic pioneer; Birk's medium is inventive and predates the contrived nostalgia of contemporary apps and filters. This innovative collection of images is a standout in the travel photography genre Upon relocating to Beijing, photographer Lukas Birk attempts to escape the sense of stagnation that plagued him in his central European home. He encounters a group of like-minded young creatives who share his sentiment of "nostalgia teetering on the edge of melancholy." Hoping to express that feeling, Birk discovers his father's collection of expired Polaroid film. With Birk's medium acting as a metaphor for the transformation of modern ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Glitterati Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780988174566
SKU
KMK0014540
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Lukas Birk
Lukas Birk is an Austrian-born multimedia artist, explorer, and organizer. In 2007, Birk established a base in Beijing, where he co-founded the Austro Sino Arts Program, an artist-run, proactive nonprofit organization promoting Austrian art and teaching multimedia work in China. His first major publication, Kafkanistan ISBN: 9780985169626, documents tourism in conflict zones with a focus on the misrepresentation of Afghanistan, ... Read more

Reviews for Polaroids from the Middle Kingdom: Old and New World Visions of China
The images all...reflect a sense of nostalgia in a rapidly changing country that is undergoing mind-numbing social and economic transformation.
Reza Akhlaghi
Foreign Policy Association, April 12, 2014

Goodreads reviews for Polaroids from the Middle Kingdom: Old and New World Visions of China


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