Research Catalog

At War

Title
At War / Anja Niedringhaus / herausgegeben von = edited by C/O Berlin ; mit Texten von = with texts by Jean-Christophe Ammann, Ulrike Demmer, Felix Hoffmann.
Author
Niedringhaus, Anja, 1965-2014.
Publication
Ostfildern : Hatje/Cantz, 2011.

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TextUse in library TR820.6 .N54 2011q OversizeOff-site

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Additional Authors
  • Ammann, Jean-Christophe.
  • Demmer, Ulrike.
  • Hoffmann, Felix, 1972-
  • C/O Berlin (Gallery)
Description
180 pages : chiefly illustrations; 22 x 31 cm
Summary
The nature of Anja Niedringhaus' work means taking photographs under extreme conditions. She deliberately seeks out these kinds of extreme experiences because they bring her closer to her subjects and herself. This experience is often lost to the normal observer, for whom the context tends to undermine the drama. Her works focus on people: soldiers, weary and traumatized civilians, prisoners of war. Her photographs show faces marked by exhaustion, desperation, and tension-yet again and again, they reveal brief, unexpected moments of laughter, lightheartedness, and joy amid the suffering. The photographer approaches her subjects with curiosity and understanding, never compromising their dignity.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition, pictorial works.
  • History.
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 10- Dec. 4, 2011.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Text in German with English translations.
Contents
Grußwort / Santiago Lyon, The Associated Press -- Das Regime der Bilder / Felix Hoffmann -- Die Normalität der Kriegsbilder / Jean-Christophe Ammann -- Eine Sprache für alle / Ulrike Demmer -- Abbildungen.
ISBN
  • 9783775732321
  • 3775732322
OCLC
  • ocn751043553
  • 751043553
  • SCSB-1614165
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library