Jacques Berthet Rumeur Sur La Ville
Jacques Berthet Rumeur Sur La Ville
| Author | Jacques Berthet |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Centre De La Fotografie Geneve |
| ISBN | 9782970130123 |
| Idea Code | 20281 |
Swiss-born Jacques Berthet began photographing in the early 1980s, after practicing drawing and decorative arts. He is especially interested in the transformation of landscapes and the archiving of industrial architectural memory. ‘Rumeur sur la ville’ documents a deserted Geneva during the G8 counter-summit in 2003. The series of photographs stages the abandonment of the urban space and its transformation through the construction and deployment of defence barricades by retailers and other commercial interests in the city centre. Berthet’s photographic reportage on these precautionary measures emphasises the altered but familiar architectural space of the city.
| 96 p, ills colour & bw, 25 x 30 cm, hb, French/English |
