The Sochi Project: An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus - Hardcover
Rob Hornstra and Arnold Van Bruggen have been working together since 2009 to tell the story of Sochi, Russia--site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. They have returned repeatedly to this region as committed practitioners of “slow journalism,” establishing a solid foundation of research on and engagement with this small yet incredibly complicated place before it finds itself in the glare of international media attention. As Van Bruggen writes, “Never before have the Olympic Games been held in a region that contrasts more strongly with the glamour of the event than Sochi.” Hornstra’s approach combines documentary storytelling with contemporary portraiture, found photographs and other visual elements collected during their travels. Since the beginning of the authors’ collaboration, The Sochi Project has been released via installments in book form and online. The highlights are brought together for the first time in this volume.
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Rob Hornstra is a photographer and self-publisher of slow-form documentary work. In addition to his work on The Sochi Project, he is also the founder and former artistic director of FOTODOK―Space for Documentary Photography. Hornstra is represented by Flatland Gallery, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Over five years, photographer Hornstra and writer Arnold van Bruggen traced the construction of the Olympic Village for the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia-a subtropical beach town-and the environmental havoc it wreaked. (Debbie Grossman American Photo)
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- PublisherAperture
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1597112445
- ISBN 13 9781597112444
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages412
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The Sochi Project: An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Flawless brand new 1st Edition/1st Printing SIGNED and dated by the photographer and author on the first free endpage without inscription. "Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen have been working together since 2009 to tell the story of Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. They have returned repeatedly to this region as committed practitioners of 'slow journalism,' establishing a solid foundation of research on and engagement with this small yet incredibly complicated region before it finds itself in the glare of international media attention. As van Bruggen writes, 'Never before have the Olympic Games been held in a region that contrasts more strongly with the glamour of the Games than Sochi. Just twelve miles away is the conflict zone of Abkhazia. To the east, the Caucasus Mountains stretch away into obscure and impoverished breakaway republics such as North Ossetia and Chechnya. On the coast, old Soviet-era sanitoria stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the most expensive hotels and clubs of the Russian Riviera. By 2014, the area around Sochi will have changed beyond recognition.' Hornstra's photographic approach combines the best of documentary story-telling with contemporary portraiture, found photographs, and other visual elements collected over the course of their travels. Van Bruggen contributes a series of engaging stories about the people, the land, and its turbulent history. Together, the images and texts unpack the complex, multivalent story of this contested region, shining a harsh light on Vladimir Putin's claim that 'The Olympic family is going to feel at home in Sochi.' Designed by long-standing collaborators Kummer & Herrman, The Sochi Project: An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus is the culmination of this five-year project, a contemporary masterpiece of photography and journalism in the collaborative tradition of James Agee and Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor." -- dust jacket. We will pack this pristine collector's copy in bubble-wrap to protect its corners and ship it in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABH177
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