Homage: Remembering Chernobyl - Couverture souple

Jim Krantz

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0615407927 ISBN 13 : 9780615407920

Editeur : Jim Krantz, 2011

Synopsis

The Homage project began when photographer Jim Krantz discovered a letter in an abandoned home within the 19 mile area of highest radiation surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Within was an elegy to the author's lost city and the anguish he experienced as he was forced to leave his home, promising to return one day. As Krantz explored the city and met with its denizens - ravaged by the effects of the radiation and rampant alcoholism, and lacking the means or will to leave their homes, he became determined to return the world's attention to the long-forgotten disaster that has come to symbolize the excesses of the cold war and the dangers posed by nuclear power. The result was Homage, a series of photographs and video work depicting the ruined city and the souls who remain 25 years after the unspeakable tragedy that captured the world's headlines and placed the specter of nuclear disaster in the forefront of its imagination. Together, through photography, moving images, fashion and jewelry design, and the written word, the creatives of the Homage project will lend their talents to benefit the residents of Chernobyl and abroad through the efforts of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) In Los Angeles, On April 26, 2011 - twenty five years after the Chernobyl disaster - new works will be unveiled and sold to a select public at a party to benefit the NRDC. Following the debut, the works will remain on view to the public to raise awareness of the disaster and ensure that the memory of Chernobyl remain fresh in its minds in the new century. Plans to tour this exhibition both nationally and abroad are also being pursued.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jim Krantz
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0615407927
• ISBN 13: 9780615407920
• Reliure: Perfect Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 132
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible