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Peter Bialobrzeski's photo-chronicles of the new Asian city have given us defining images of the tiger economy as a semi-toxic miasma of luminous capital. His images epitomize Marx's famous observation on rampant capitalism, "Everything that is solid melts into air." Vicki Goldberg characterized his work in The New York Times as "a vision of Oz beset by a population explosion and invaded by real estate developers who have tripped out on sorbet." Each of Bialobrzeski's publications (XXX Holy, Neon Tigers, Heimat, Lost in Transition) has been critically acclaimed, in the art press and beyond, for Bialobrzeski is not only a superb urban documenter, but also a photographer who thinks in book format: "For me, the individual picture is not too important. I am interested in doing books. I am advocating photography as a cultural practice, not so much as fine art." Paradise Now finds the photographer hunting for remnants of nature on the periphery of Asian cities, under the artificial suns of sodium lamps, automobile headlights and illuminated skyscrapers. Taken between October 2007 and March 2008 in Hanoi, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, these images celebrate surviving outcrops of greenery as tokens of hope, even as they are threatened and encroached upon by urban expansion and its attendant halo of ominous light.
Peter Bialobrzeski (born 1961) is a German photographer. In 2002 he was appointed Professor of Photography at the University of the Arts in Bremen. As a critic, he writes regularly for Photo News and Freelens.
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- PublisherHatje Cantz
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 3775723323
- ISBN 13 9783775723329
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages132
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Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 132 pp., 70 ills. clothbound 34.00 x 27.30 cm - Paradise Now presents fragments of nature some of them mise en scène, others untouched by urban growth on the periphery of the artificially illuminated infrastructure of large Asian cities. Unlike natural light, the lights of the big city do not follow any direction: the artificial suns comprised of sodium lamps, automobile headlights, and illuminated skyscrapers form a kind of vernacular light that makes the urban super-green alternate between the hyper-real and the surreal. The images in this publication celebrate this lush green as a sign of hope, but also pose the question of whether we can continue to take responsibility for this incandescence, considering the predicted climatic catastrophe. Never before have our cities been so bright they will not be able to glow like this in the future. Taken between October 2007 and March 2008 in Hanoi, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur, these photos remind us of the attraction of decandence and senselessness. Seller Inventory # ABE-1615906979523
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132 Seiten mit 70 Farbfototafeln. "Paradise Now" zeigt sowohl inszenierte als auch vom Stadtwachstum unberührt gelassene Naturfragmente am Rande der künstlich beleuchteten Infrastruktur asiatischer Metropolen. Textbeitrag von Alex Rühle. Englisch/deutschsprachig. Vom Verlag eingeschweisstes Exemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100 27,2 x 33,8 cm. Orig.-Leinen mit fotoillustrierten montierten Titebild. Seller Inventory # 25854
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Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut sg - ungelesenes mängelexemplar, gestempelt, mit leichten lagerspuren - Paradise Now zeigt sowohl inszenierte als auch vom Stadtwachstum unberührt gelassene Naturfragmente am Rande der künstlich beleuchteten Infrastruktur asiatischer Großstädte. Die Lichter der Großstadt folgen im Unterschied zum natürlichen Licht keiner Richtung, die künstlichen Sonnen aus Natriumdampflampen, Autoscheinwerfern und angestrahlten Wolkenkratzern bilden eine Art 'Vernacular Light', welches das städtische Super-Grün zwischen hyperreal und surreal changieren lässt. Die Bilder zelebrieren das üppige Grün als Zeichen der Hoffnung, werfen aber auch die Frage auf, ob wir dieses Leuchten angesichts der prognostizierten Klimakatastrophe überhaupt noch verantworten wollen. Niemals zuvor waren unsere Städte so hell; in Zukunft werden sie nicht mehr so strahlen können. Diese Fotos erinnern uns daran, dass Dekadenz und Unvernunft immer ziemlich gut aussehen. Die Bilder entstanden zwischen Oktober 2007 und März 2008 in Hanoi, Jakarta, Singapur, Bangkok und Kuala Lumpur. 'Paradise Now' presents fragments of nature some of them mise-en-scene, others untouched by urban growth on the periphery of the artificially illuminated infrastructure of large Asian cities. Unlike natural light, the lights of the big city do not follow any direction: the artificial suns made of sodium lamps, automobile headlights, and illuminated skyscrapers form a kind of vernacular light that makes the urban super-green alternate between the hyper-real and the surreal. These images celebrate the lush green as a sign of hope, but also pose the question of whether we can still take responsibility for this incandescence, considering the prognosticated climate catastrophe. Never before were our cities so bright: they will not be able to glow like this in the future. These photos will then remind us that decadence and brainlessness always looked pretty good. The pictures were taken between October 2007 and March 2008 in Hanoi, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur. Seller Inventory # INF1000439341
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