The year 2008 has witnessed a major shift in the way people across the world live: for the first time in human history more people live in cities than in rural areas. This triumph of the urban, however, does not entirely represent progress as the number of people living in urban slums often in abject conditions will soon exceed one billion. From 2005 to 2007 Jonas Bendiksen documented life in the slums of four different cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Mumbai, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Caracas, Venezuela.His lyrical images ...
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The year 2008 has witnessed a major shift in the way people across the world live: for the first time in human history more people live in cities than in rural areas. This triumph of the urban, however, does not entirely represent progress as the number of people living in urban slums often in abject conditions will soon exceed one billion. From 2005 to 2007 Jonas Bendiksen documented life in the slums of four different cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Mumbai, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Caracas, Venezuela.His lyrical images capture the diversity of personal histories and outlooks found in these dense neighborhoods that, despite commonly held assumptions, are not simply places of poverty and misery. Yet, slum residents continuously face enormous challenges, such as the lack of health care, sanitation, and electricity. "The Places We Live" includes twenty double gatefold images, each representing an individual home and its denizens story. Through its innovative design and experiential approach, "The Places We Live" brings the modern-day Dickensian reality of these individuals into sharp focus.
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Add this copy of Jonas Bendiksen: the Places We Live to cart. $147.50, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Aperture Publishing.
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Very Good+; Hardcover; Very light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are bright and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium, Oblong Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Black covers with photo illustration and title in tan lettering; 2008, Aperture Publishing; 196 pages; "Jonas Bendiksen: The Places We Live, " by Philip Gourevitch.
Add this copy of Places We Live to cart. $225.00, very good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Aperture.
Add this copy of The Places We Live to cart. $240.00, like new condition, Sold by White Raven Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Aperture.
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Jonas Bendiksen. 8"x6" Black matte paper over boards, white titles, color photographic images to covers, black endpapers / pastedown, & many color photo illustrations with text; A fine copy; Unpaginated.
Add this copy of The Places We Live to cart. $346.00, like new condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Aperture.
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Fine. No Jacket. Photographs showing the homes of people who live in poverty in Nairobi, Kenya; Mumbai, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Crarcas, Venzuela by Norwegian photojournalist Jonas Bediksen. Pictorial cover. 8 1/8"w x 6 1/8"h. The pages fold-out to be 32 1/2" long, when open. Photographs alternate with autobiographical text by the people depicted. One gate folded page shows a slight crease where it folds into the center of the book.
