Nomadic Library

Nomadic Library

H πρώτη μετακινούμενη βιβλιοθήκη φωτογραφικών βιβλίων στην Ελλάδα. 

Τίτλος

Desert of Pharan

Καλλιτέχνης

Ahmed Mater

Πληροφορίες έκδοσης

Ημερομηνία: 2016

Έκδοση: 1η

Σελίδες: 632

Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά

ISBN: 978-3037784853

Resume

Through a series of photographs, Ahmed Mater charts the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca’s origins to its more recent history over the last 5 years. It is a study of the site’s recent transformation ― Mecca, until recently, embodied a unique urban tapestry, layered with histories that are stitched together by an abundance of organically rooted communities and cultures. It is a place that accommodated not only sacred structures and sites but also huge fluctuations in population during Ramadan (up to 3 million visitors a year travel to Mecca for Eid and Hajj). More recently, these sites and communities have been eradicated and are being replaced with five-star-studded high rise developments, transforming it from an active metropolis to the world’s most exclusive, yet most visited religious tourist destination, reflective of an unprecedented experimentation with architecture and its possible impact on social stratification. This photographic essay is a celebration of Mecca’s real and projected or imaginary states. It provides singular access to this site and its associated social and religious rituals, along with its architectural urban planned and proposed development.

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