Photography
JURGEN BERGBAUER - LE CHIFFONNIER (THE RAG-PICKER)
Written by Adalbert Stifter
The 19th century flea market (marche aux puces) was originally a place were servants sold discarded and flea-infested clothing from their masters to poor people. The ragpicker (le chiffonnier) tried to make a living by rummaging through refuse in the streets to collect material for salvage. Today the social implications are more ambiguous.
ERIK KESSELS: IN ALMOST EVERY PICTURE 18 SHEPHERD DOG
Written by Sophie Rijnaard
During the 1960s and ?70s, the Romanian town of Baile Tusnad, with its hot springs and spas, was famous as a holiday and weekend destination. The pictures tourists took home would frequently include the German Sheperd belonging to local photographer George Nitescu. The dog was a familiar and popular fixture in the town.
PATRICK WACK - DUST
Written by Patrick Wack
Dust de Patrick Wack est un travail documentaire sur la région autonome ouïghour de Chine, le Xinjiang - ou' Nouvelle Frontière ' en mandarin.
JOCHEN LEMPERT - PAARE / PAIRS
Written by Yasmil Raymond
Seit den 1990er Jahren nutzt Jochen Lempert das Buch als klassisches Medium der Wissensvermittlung, der Narration und für visuelle Experimente. Im Rahmen seiner Ausstellung im Portikus erscheint in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Künstler und Roma Publications in Amsterdam die Publikation Jochen Lempert: Paare / Pairs.
KAVEH KAZEMI - RETURN OF THE TALIBAN
Written by کاظمی، کاوه
The work of Iranian photojournalist Kaveh Kazemi is prolific, from covering the Iranian Revolution and conflict throughout the Persian Gulf to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. With ?Return of the Taliban?, Kazemi captures the mood of Afghanistan a month after the United States military ended its two-decade occupation and left the country for the Taliban to retake power.