Description:
Continental Drift: Europe Approaching the Millennium is a 1999 book and exhibition featuring ten photographic commissions curated by Anne McNeill and Michael L. Sand. It showcases the work of international photographers examining Europe’s socio-political, cultural, and geographic shifts at the end of the 20th century.The seminal project features the following ten photographers and their respective explorations:
Zarina Bhimji: Explores themes of memory, displacement, and cultural identity.
Victor Burgin: Documents the intersection of urban spaces, history, and digital technologies.
Alexey Shulgin: Focuses on early digital culture, cyberspace, and the internet in Eastern Europe.
Marie-Jo Lafontaine: Examines societal shifts and human behavior through striking, choreographed portraiture.
Martin Parr: Captures the culture of consumption, tourism, and leisure in a changing European society.
Paul Seawright: Investigates landscapes marked by political conflict and sectarian divisions.
Andres Serrano: Presents provocative studio portraits and studies of different European communities and subcultures.
Beat Streuli: Documents the anonymity of crowds and everyday life in busy European metropolises.
Patrick Tosani: Uses scale and macro-photography to rethink everyday objects and industrial products.
Aernout Mik: Explores human behavior, social institutions, and psychological states through video and installations.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Prestel
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 31× 24.5 cm
Pages: 159
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 10: 3791319485
Description:
Continental Drift: Europe Approaching the Millennium is a 1999 book and exhibition featuring ten photographic commissions curated by Anne McNeill and Michael L. Sand. It showcases the work of international photographers examining Europe’s socio-political, cultural, and geographic shifts at the end of the 20th century.The seminal project features the following ten photographers and their respective explorations:
Zarina Bhimji: Explores themes of memory, displacement, and cultural identity.
Victor Burgin: Documents the intersection of urban spaces, history, and digital technologies.
Alexey Shulgin: Focuses on early digital culture, cyberspace, and the internet in Eastern Europe.
Marie-Jo Lafontaine: Examines societal shifts and human behavior through striking, choreographed portraiture.
Martin Parr: Captures the culture of consumption, tourism, and leisure in a changing European society.
Paul Seawright: Investigates landscapes marked by political conflict and sectarian divisions.
Andres Serrano: Presents provocative studio portraits and studies of different European communities and subcultures.
Beat Streuli: Documents the anonymity of crowds and everyday life in busy European metropolises.
Patrick Tosani: Uses scale and macro-photography to rethink everyday objects and industrial products.
Aernout Mik: Explores human behavior, social institutions, and psychological states through video and installations.
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: Prestel
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 31× 24.5 cm
Pages: 159
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 10: 3791319485