Description
Norderney Diary, November 22 – November 28, 2019
November 22, 2019
“As if the gods had mercy, the sky opens after a shitty, rainy week on the mainland, and a soft light transforms the island ferry into a vehicle for a brighter week ahead. Instead of sky, beach, and sand, a possible new diary appears on the horizon, made up of a skyline of buildings that speak of a latemodernist dream of tourism.”
About the City Diaries
In his global, long-term project planned for 50 volumes (begun in 2013), Peter Bialobrzeski poses the question of whether the conception of the image of a city, shaped by prejudices, pre-existing notions, and media representations, can be translated into real images. For the new four volumes, he traveled to New York, Norderney, Istanbul and Vilnius. He is interested in the cultural differences visible in each cityscape. He poses the question of what has already been superimposed by increasing globalization, or what remains visible. With his consistent, seemingly objectifying visual language, this epochal, documentary experiment can be wonderfully comprehended in each book and especially by comparing the individual books, e.g. for New York or Norderney.
Peter Bialobrzeski’s work has been exhibited worldwide. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including two World Press Photo Awards (2003, 2010). In 2012 he was granted the Dr. Erich Salomon Award by the German Photographic Society.
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