[Image: Jens Liebchen].
Lens Culture introduces us to German photographer Jens Liebchen’s series DL07: stereotypes of war.
For the project, Liebchen “constructed a series of black-and-white photos of a city under seige [sic] – menacing helicopters buzzing abandoned buildings, furtive figures scrambling down deserted streets, smoke-filled skylines, blood-stained walls and sidewalks, too-young children armed with machine guns… Yet he took all of these photos in a city (Tirana, Albania) while it was at peace.”
[Images: Jens Liebchen].
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That’s all very well, but what about the giant jellyfish in the sky?
check another war modified towns
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=668849&page=0&vc=#Post668849
The giant jellyfish was shot down soon after these photos were taken…
Ah, you must take a look at this!:
http://nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3030&Itemid=213
I saw this in the Tate Modern, London the other day, and it is very interesting indeed, and quite unbelievable – it certainly takes a while to realise it’s a real city project. Nice ‘soundtrack’ too, of the mayor (and artist) narrating the scenario in almost inaudible rumbling Albanian (there are subtitles).
Geoff, BLDGBLOG is consistently spectacular.
thanks loads