ISBN:
9780995937703
Language:
English
Pages:
371 Seiten
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29 x 20 cm
Additional Material:
1 gefaltete Karte
Edition:
First edition
Keywords:
Weber, Donald
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Normandie
;
Landschaftsfotografie
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Operation Overlord
;
Bildband
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Bildband
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Bildband
;
Bildband
;
Bildband
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Weber, Donald 1973-
;
Landschaftsfotografie
;
Normandie
;
Operation Overlord
Abstract:
The seacoast of Normandy churns with history. In this visionary rite of images, texts, and scientific data, photographer Donald Weber and colleagues explore the sand beaches where the D-Day invasion was once fought, inch by inch, hand to hand. Their task was to gather forensic evidence, and determine the fate of this legendary battle over time. The war-relics presented here create an immersive experience on the theme of collective memory. They include WWII spy-craft and old Hollywood movies, dioramas and drone-mounted cameras, private post-war memoirs and wistful seaside photographs. These artifacts reveal war’s quantum traces. And they expose our civilization's longing for a final victory over death. War Sand seeks a great truth: What is history? And what does it mean to us, its creators and survivors?
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