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You can find my presentation here:
You can find my presentation here:
[[File:181113 PhotoBook Presentation Drosdz Andreas.pdf|thumbnail|PhotoBook Presentation of 14 November 2018: Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin – Holy Bible]]
[[File:181113 PhotoBook Presentation Drosdz Andreas.pdf|thumbnail|PhotoBook Presentation of 14 November 2018: Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin – Holy Bible]]
* Inspired by Bertold Brechts personal bible: When Brecht was in exile, he used his bible  as a
notebook and – for example – glued images in it.
* Only pictures from the Archive of Modern Conflict are used. Founded in 1991, the Archive of Modern Conflict began as a collection of ­photographs relating to war and conflict but has since expanded its remit
to become the vast and thematically diverse repository it is today.
'''Size:'''
16.2 cm x 21.6 cm
'''Pages:'''
768
'''Printing:'''
CMYK offset
'''Finishing:'''
Hardcover
Fake-leather covering
Gold embossed
Gilt-edging
Round edges
By allowing elements of the original text to guide their image selection, the artists explore themes of authorship, and the unspoken criteria used to determine acceptable evidence of conflict.


[[File:Holy Bible 2.png|1000px|frameless]]
[[File:Holy Bible 2.png|1000px|frameless]]

Revision as of 22:31, 2 December 2018

Inspiration: Presentation of favourite photo book

Task for 14. November 2018: present a photobook that you find particularly interesting because of its content or design.

You can find my presentation here: File:181113 PhotoBook Presentation Drosdz Andreas.pdf


  • Inspired by Bertold Brechts personal bible: When Brecht was in exile, he used his bible as a

notebook and – for example – glued images in it.

  • Only pictures from the Archive of Modern Conflict are used. Founded in 1991, the Archive of Modern Conflict began as a collection of ­photographs relating to war and conflict but has since expanded its remit

to become the vast and thematically diverse repository it is today.

Size: 16.2 cm x 21.6 cm

Pages: 768

Printing: CMYK offset

Finishing: Hardcover Fake-leather covering Gold embossed Gilt-edging Round edges

By allowing elements of the original text to guide their image selection, the artists explore themes of authorship, and the unspoken criteria used to determine acceptable evidence of conflict.


Holy Bible 2.png

See also: VIMEO: Divine Violence Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin’s Holy Bible