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Eirini Vourloumis

The financial crisis currently shaking Greece is palpable particularly in its capital Athens, the once proud polis. During her forays through public and private spaces, Eirini Vourloumis pursued the question of how a cultural identity manifests itself for which tomorrow is completely uncertain. The documentary photographer, who otherwise works for news agents such as The New York Times and Le Monde, observed a persistence of customary structures, an almost antiquated idealization of tradition. Vourloumis presents strange and somewhat comical photographs, such as one depicting the cafeteria of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which a Christmas stocking dangles from a plaid curtain, or the picture of the shiny shoes of tax man, for instance, or the sad image of a section of the Library of Science and Technology, which no longer contains a single book. A special aesthetic and atmosphere permeates the sites that Vourloumis has captured-who knows how long they will continue to exist.
EAN: 9783775743402
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 100
Produktart: Gebunden
Verlag: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01.11.2017
Untertitel: In Waiting
Schlagworte: Dokumentarfotografie Finanzkrise Griechenland
Größe: 13 × 246 × 298
Gewicht: 754 g