“Flanders Fields” ist eine fotografische Spurensuche auf den Schlachtfeldern des Ersten Weltkrieges in der Gegend um Ypern, Belgien, in der alliierte und deutsche Soldaten zu hunderttausenden starben. Die visuelle Vermittlung der vielschichtigen Identität der Landschaft provoziert die Imagination des Betrachters und regt einen Prozess der subjektiven und objektiven Reflexion an. Die dargestellte Landschaft wird so zu einer Metapher für die kollektive historische Erinnerung des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts.
Stefan Boness Knihy
1. leden 1963
The Northeastern African nation of Eritrea spent much of the early twentieth century as a colony of Italy, and more recently shook off another invader, Ethiopia. Its capital city, which dates back more than 700 years, exploded into life and growth with the arrival of Italian colonists in the 1930s, and then stagnated under Ethiopian rule. The surprising result is a living museum of Italian "Nuova Architettura," where decorative smokestacks tower over street markets and portholes look out onto bicycle traffic. Futuristic, monumentalist, rationalist and cubist work is not just preserved, but dominant on the skyline. Here, photographer Stefan Boness frames private, public and industrial buildings to incorporate their sometimes jarring contemporary African surroundings. He succeeds in conveying the unique atmosphere of a city where architectural time has, in some pockets, stood still. An essay on the city complements extensive illustrations.