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Do Not Refreeze
Matthew Shaul
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Description for Do Not Refreeze
paperback. Looks at the images which convey a glimpse of day-to-day life and evoke the claustrophobia, rage, envy and ideological pomp of the Communist era as well as its unexpected personal warmth, tenderness and exoticism. This book charts this history of European photography. Num Pages: 112 pages, 110 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210. Weight in Grams: 550.
"Do Not Refreeze" charts a 'lost' chapter in the history of European photography. These photographers developed their practice in the former East Germany negotiating its omnipresent secret police to create imagery, increasingly compared to that of luminaries such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus and Robert Frank. The stunning images convey a glimpse of day-to-day life and evoke the claustrophobia, rage, envy and ideological pomp of the Communist era as well as its unexpected personal warmth, tenderness and exoticism. Had they been painters, sculptors, authors or playwrights, these photographers would have been arrested or imprisoned. Because photography was not considered to ... Read more
"Do Not Refreeze" charts a 'lost' chapter in the history of European photography. These photographers developed their practice in the former East Germany negotiating its omnipresent secret police to create imagery, increasingly compared to that of luminaries such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus and Robert Frank. The stunning images convey a glimpse of day-to-day life and evoke the claustrophobia, rage, envy and ideological pomp of the Communist era as well as its unexpected personal warmth, tenderness and exoticism. Had they been painters, sculptors, authors or playwrights, these photographers would have been arrested or imprisoned. Because photography was not considered to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornerhouse Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780955047817
SKU
V9780955047817
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