Horror Vacui: Fotografie En de Lege Stad, Photography and the Deserted City

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Horror Vacui: Fotografie En de Lege Stad, Photography and the Deserted City" held at De Witte Zaal in Ghent, Belgium in 2003.

Big cities are generally associated with hustle and bustle and masses of people, but Gabriele Basilico,Jan KempenaersThe motif of the empty, deserted city is a recurring theme in the photographs of artists such as Robert Downey Jr., Aglaia Konrad and others. In this book, art historian Steven Jacobs details the creation of this photographic image. He shows that the penchant for urban emptiness stems from a variety of causes. For example, the feeling of emptiness can be caused by large-scale destruction projects, the devastation of war, natural disasters, or the dilution of modern urban fabric. But emptiness can also be the result of the technical limitations of any stylized aesthetic approach. For example, the photographs refer to the clear simplicity of architectural drawings, create a drama of abstract forms, or evoke sublime fear, loneliness, and alienation. In addition to this essay, which traces the history of photography over almost 150 years, the book also examines how three contemporary European photographers have used the motif of the empty city.

Featured Artists
Gabriele Basilico/Jan Kempenaers/Aglaia Konrad

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Title: Horror Vacui: Fotografie En de Lege Stad, Photography and the Deserted City
Artist: Various
Withdrawn, 2003
Softcover with flaps, perfect binding
190 x 240 x 8 mm
89 pages
Text in English and Dutch
First edition
ISBN: 9789077302019
¥5,000 + tax

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