Life in Blue
by Evzen Sobek
Photographs: Evzen Sobek
Text: Jiři Pátek, Jiři Siostrzonek
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
96 pages
Pictures: 55 color
Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-3-86828-220-7
Comments: Hardcover, 30 x 30 cm
Since 2007 photographer Evžen Sobek has been documenting life on the banks of a reservoir in the southern Czech Republic in his series "Life in Blue". In this manmade recreation area, an unusual community of campers and tents has grown up that for many residents has become a second home, a place where they have spent their vacations for decades. What prompts the members of this community to voluntarily spend a weekend or even a year in this strangely empty landscape? Is it the need for some unconstrained time in a romantic setting? Or perhaps people are able here to quench their desire for a life in the society of others that the city can no longer offer. The series tells of their everyday leisure activities, the small stories written by life that sometimes seem to have a deeper meaning, enigmatic or even bizarre. Sobek always maintains his stance as neutral a observer who portrays the lakeside community with respect and a great deal of empathy. Evžen Sobek (*1967) works as a freelance photographer and teaches photog- raphy at various universities. His works are represented in numerous public and private collections, among them the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Museum for Romany Culture, Brno. The series "Life in Blue" was awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2010 Lens Culture International Exposure Awards.
more books tagged »documentary« | >> see all
-
Congo Belge en Images
by Carl De Keyzer
Euro 315 -
Monument (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
Euro 450 -
The World Is Where You Stop (signed)
by Tomasz Tomaszewski
sold out -
dots on paper (signed)
by Andreas H. Bitesnich
Euro 100 -
Cakes & Balls (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 125 -
iWitness (signed)
by Tom Stoddart
Euro 250
more books tagged »landscape« | >> see all
-
terres fermes
by Yvon Lambert
Euro 85 -
Manufactured Landscapes
by Edward Burtynsky
sold out -
The Long Way Home of Ivan Putnik, Truck Driver (last copies)
by Vaste Programme
Euro 19.9 -
One Picture Book #54: Doctrine of an Axe (book + print)
by Raymond Meeks
Euro 189 -
AFTER ECHO (signed)
by Daphne Kotsiani
Euro 240 -
KURAYAMI - In Darkness, The Light (book only)
by Yamamoto Masao
Euro 55
more books tagged »Czech« | >> see all
-
Antonín Kratochvíl
by Antonin Kratochvil
sold out -
Pulicar (book + print)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 325 -
Jan Lauschmann
by Jan Lauschmann
Euro 165 -
Michaela Pospíšilová Králová catalogue
by Michaela Pospisilova Kralova
Euro 12 -
Village People 1965-1990
by Jindrich Streit
Euro 49.50 -
Incognito (signed)
by Antonin Kratochvil
Euro 220
more books tagged »Czech Republic« | >> see all
-
Pulicar (signed)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 55 -
Ephemeria (signed)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 55 -
Village People 1965-1990 (collector's edition - book + 2 prints)
by Jindrich Streit
sold out -
The Essential Solitude (signed)
by Tereza Zelenkova
Euro 50 -
EVOKATIV (signed - last copy)
by Libuše Jarcovjáková
sold out
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com
Life in Blue
by Evzen Sobek
Photographs: Evzen Sobek
Text: Jiři Pátek, Jiři Siostrzonek
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
96 pages
Pictures: 55 color
Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-3-86828-220-7
Comments: Hardcover, 30 x 30 cm
Since 2007 photographer Evžen Sobek has been documenting life on the banks of a reservoir in the southern Czech Republic in his series "Life in Blue". In this manmade recreation area, an unusual community of campers and tents has grown up that for many residents has become a second home, a place where they have spent their vacations for decades. What prompts the members of this community to voluntarily spend a weekend or even a year in this strangely empty landscape? Is it the need for some unconstrained time in a romantic setting? Or perhaps people are able here to quench their desire for a life in the society of others that the city can no longer offer. The series tells of their everyday leisure activities, the small stories written by life that sometimes seem to have a deeper meaning, enigmatic or even bizarre. Sobek always maintains his stance as neutral a observer who portrays the lakeside community with respect and a great deal of empathy. Evžen Sobek (*1967) works as a freelance photographer and teaches photog- raphy at various universities. His works are represented in numerous public and private collections, among them the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Museum for Romany Culture, Brno. The series "Life in Blue" was awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2010 Lens Culture International Exposure Awards.
more books tagged »documentary« | >> see all
-
Congo Belge en Images
by Carl De Keyzer
Euro 315 -
Monument (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
Euro 450 -
The World Is Where You Stop (signed)
by Tomasz Tomaszewski
sold out -
dots on paper (signed)
by Andreas H. Bitesnich
Euro 100 -
Cakes & Balls (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 125 -
iWitness (signed)
by Tom Stoddart
Euro 250
more books tagged »landscape« | >> see all
-
terres fermes
by Yvon Lambert
Euro 85 -
Manufactured Landscapes
by Edward Burtynsky
sold out -
The Long Way Home of Ivan Putnik, Truck Driver (last copies)
by Vaste Programme
Euro 19.9 -
One Picture Book #54: Doctrine of an Axe (book + print)
by Raymond Meeks
Euro 189 -
AFTER ECHO (signed)
by Daphne Kotsiani
Euro 240 -
KURAYAMI - In Darkness, The Light (book only)
by Yamamoto Masao
Euro 55
more books tagged »Czech« | >> see all
-
Antonín Kratochvíl
by Antonin Kratochvil
sold out -
Pulicar (book + print)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 325 -
Jan Lauschmann
by Jan Lauschmann
Euro 165 -
Michaela Pospíšilová Králová catalogue
by Michaela Pospisilova Kralova
Euro 12 -
Village People 1965-1990
by Jindrich Streit
Euro 49.50 -
Incognito (signed)
by Antonin Kratochvil
Euro 220
more books tagged »Czech Republic« | >> see all
-
Pulicar (signed)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 55 -
Ephemeria (signed)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 55 -
Village People 1965-1990 (collector's edition - book + 2 prints)
by Jindrich Streit
sold out -
The Essential Solitude (signed)
by Tereza Zelenkova
Euro 50 -
EVOKATIV (signed - last copy)
by Libuše Jarcovjáková
sold out
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com
Life in Blue
by Evzen Sobek
Photographs: Evzen Sobek
Text: Jiři Pátek, Jiři Siostrzonek
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
96 pages
Pictures: 55 color
Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-3-86828-220-7
Comments: Hardcover, 30 x 30 cm
Since 2007 photographer Evžen Sobek has been documenting life on the banks of a reservoir in the southern Czech Republic in his series "Life in Blue". In this manmade recreation area, an unusual community of campers and tents has grown up that for many residents has become a second home, a place where they have spent their vacations for decades. What prompts the members of this community to voluntarily spend a weekend or even a year in this strangely empty landscape? Is it the need for some unconstrained time in a romantic setting? Or perhaps people are able here to quench their desire for a life in the society of others that the city can no longer offer. The series tells of their everyday leisure activities, the small stories written by life that sometimes seem to have a deeper meaning, enigmatic or even bizarre. Sobek always maintains his stance as neutral a observer who portrays the lakeside community with respect and a great deal of empathy. Evžen Sobek (*1967) works as a freelance photographer and teaches photog- raphy at various universities. His works are represented in numerous public and private collections, among them the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Museum for Romany Culture, Brno. The series "Life in Blue" was awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2010 Lens Culture International Exposure Awards.
more books tagged »documentary« | >> see all
-
Congo Belge en Images
by Carl De Keyzer
Euro 315 -
Monument (first edition - last copy)
by Trent Parke
Euro 450 -
The World Is Where You Stop (signed)
by Tomasz Tomaszewski
sold out -
dots on paper (signed)
by Andreas H. Bitesnich
Euro 100 -
Cakes & Balls (signed - last copies)
by Martin Parr
Euro 125 -
iWitness (signed)
by Tom Stoddart
Euro 250
more books tagged »landscape« | >> see all
-
terres fermes
by Yvon Lambert
Euro 85 -
Manufactured Landscapes
by Edward Burtynsky
sold out -
The Long Way Home of Ivan Putnik, Truck Driver (last copies)
by Vaste Programme
Euro 19.9 -
One Picture Book #54: Doctrine of an Axe (book + print)
by Raymond Meeks
Euro 189 -
AFTER ECHO (signed)
by Daphne Kotsiani
Euro 240 -
KURAYAMI - In Darkness, The Light (book only)
by Yamamoto Masao
Euro 55
more books tagged »Czech« | >> see all
-
Antonín Kratochvíl
by Antonin Kratochvil
sold out -
Pulicar (book + print)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 325 -
Jan Lauschmann
by Jan Lauschmann
Euro 165 -
Michaela Pospíšilová Králová catalogue
by Michaela Pospisilova Kralova
Euro 12 -
Village People 1965-1990
by Jindrich Streit
Euro 49.50 -
Incognito (signed)
by Antonin Kratochvil
Euro 220
more books tagged »Czech Republic« | >> see all
-
Pulicar (signed)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 55 -
Ephemeria (signed)
by Jaroslav Pulicar
Euro 55 -
Village People 1965-1990 (collector's edition - book + 2 prints)
by Jindrich Streit
sold out -
The Essential Solitude (signed)
by Tereza Zelenkova
Euro 50 -
EVOKATIV (signed - last copy)
by Libuše Jarcovjáková
sold out
Random selection from the Virtual bookshelf josefchladek.com