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Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000, Trolley, 2002, London

 

Hardcover, cloth bound with dust jacket.

In 1999 the villages, fields and towns of Kosovo erupted into savage violence. It had been a long time coming, like a darkening storm on the horizon, and when it came it arrived with a mixture of venom, revenge and naked ferocity.

By the end of war almost 850,000 people had been displaced, thier homes sacked and burned, while countless thousands more had been killed. They are countless because there are still, to this day, undiscovered graves. It is an old human story, but played out with a peculiarly Balkan dislocation of reason. As always, the people of Kosovo were the sufferers, homeless, lost, hopelessly seeking refuge in the wilderness of war.

The reasons for this book are complex. Paolo has made his statement here, the result of two years work. But one reason, albeit pitifully rehearsed, like some irrefutable dirge or mantra, is clear. It is: Lest we forget. (Magnum photos)

Pages: 148
Place: London
Year: 2002
Publisher: Trolley
Size: 24 x 24 cm (approx.)


Included in "The Photobook: A History Volume III" by Parr/Badger
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 Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000 (Front)

Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000 (Front)

 Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000 (Spine)

Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000 (Spine)

 Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000 (Back)

Paolo Pellegrin - Kosovo 1999-2000 (Back)




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Hardcover, cloth bound with dust jacket.

In 1999 the villages, fields and towns of Kosovo erupted into savage violence. It had been a long time coming, like a darkening storm on the horizon, and when it came it arrived with a mixture of venom, revenge and naked ferocity.

By the end of war almost 850,000 people had been displaced, thier homes sacked and burned, while countless thousands more had been killed. They are countless because there are still, to this day, undiscovered graves. It is an old human story, but played out with a peculiarly Balkan dislocation of reason. As always, the people of Kosovo were the sufferers, homeless, lost, hopelessly seeking refuge in the wilderness of war.

The reasons for this book are complex. Paolo has made his statement here, the result of two years work. But one reason, albeit pitifully rehearsed, like some irrefutable dirge or mantra, is clear. It is: Lest we forget. (Magnum photos)

Pages: 148
Place: London
Year: 2002
Publisher: Trolley
Size: 24 x 24 cm (approx.)


Included in "The Photobook: A History Volume III" by Parr/Badger
>> see more Vol. III picks here