vrijdag 2 januari 2009

Images of madness Morire di classe Gianni Berengo Gardin Carla Cerati Photography

Images of madness. The end of mental hospitals illustrated through photographs

The use of photography in the field of psychiatry is an eloquent example of the complex evolution of the relationship between science, communication and society. The research that follows analyses the development of such a relationship in a crucial period of the history of psychiatry: the 1970s. That was the time that witnessed the revolution of a science which admitted the failure of its methods and "instruments", mental hospitals. That was also the time when a profound change took place in the communicative methods of photography related to this uncertain field of knowledge. A group of photographers, driven by the political situation of the time, covered the end of mental hospitals. See for more download
jcom0302(2004)A03
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Images of madness Morire di classe Gianni Berengo Gardin Carla Cerati Photography

Images of madness. The end of mental hospitals illustrated through photographs

The use of photography in the field of psychiatry is an eloquent example of the complex evolution of the relationship between science, communication and society. The research that follows analyses the development of such a relationship in a crucial period of the history of psychiatry: the 1970s. That was the time that witnessed the revolution of a science which admitted the failure of its methods and "instruments", mental hospitals. That was also the time when a profound change took place in the communicative methods of photography related to this uncertain field of knowledge. A group of photographers, driven by the political situation of the time, covered the end of mental hospitals. See for more download
jcom0302(2004)A03
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donderdag 1 januari 2009

photo-eye's best PhotoBooks of 2008 Photography



photo-eye's Best Books of 2008

Mere hours before we enter a new year, we at photo-eye are proud to present our picks for the top 10 books of 2008 — listed in no particular order, they are:
Library of Dust - David Maisel (Chronicle)
Sent a Letter - Dayanita Singh (Steidl)
Deformer - Ed Templeton (Damiani)
The Disciples - James Mollison (Chris Boot)
Invasion 68 Prague - Josef Koudelka (Aperture)
Domestic Vacations - Julie Blackmon (Radius)
The Hyena & Other Men - Pieter Hugo (Prestel)
A Clearing - Raymond Meeks (Nazraeli)
Decotora - Masaru Tatsuki (Little More)
America - Zoe Strauss (Ammo)

photo-eye's best PhotoBooks of 2008 Photography



photo-eye's Best Books of 2008

Mere hours before we enter a new year, we at photo-eye are proud to present our picks for the top 10 books of 2008 — listed in no particular order, they are:
Library of Dust - David Maisel (Chronicle)
Sent a Letter - Dayanita Singh (Steidl)
Deformer - Ed Templeton (Damiani)
The Disciples - James Mollison (Chris Boot)
Invasion 68 Prague - Josef Koudelka (Aperture)
Domestic Vacations - Julie Blackmon (Radius)
The Hyena & Other Men - Pieter Hugo (Prestel)
A Clearing - Raymond Meeks (Nazraeli)
Decotora - Masaru Tatsuki (Little More)
America - Zoe Strauss (Ammo)

dinsdag 30 december 2008

Hundred photographs for the Freedom of the Press Photojournalism Photography

REPORTERS SANS FRONTIERES CENT PHOTOS POUR LA LIBERTE DE LA PRESSE PHOTOS

par 100 PHOTOGRAPHES entre autres: D. BURNETT... GILLES CARON... CARTIER-BRESSON... R. DEPARDON... DOISNEAU... GAMMA LIAISON... KLEIN... LEIBOVITZ... PAVLOVSKY... REUTER... MARC RIBOUD... WILLY RONIS... G. RONDEAU... SPENGLER... ETC... - 1993 - 196 pages - couverture souple - dimensions: 30 x 22 cm