PHOTOGRAPHS AND HISTORY OF CENTRAL EUROPE IN AN ALBUM

Discover the fascinating world of Central European visual culture through unique photographic books. This album is an attempt to create a canon of photobooks from the region, presenting their influence on shaping the imagination of modern man. Immerse yourself in stories of artistic ambitions, propaganda, and enclaves of freedom that intertwine in the history of Central Europe.

• Unique essays by the best experts on the subject
• Analysis of the propagandist use of photobooks in the GDR
• Portrait of one of the most interesting figures in Romanian photography of the 20th century
• Intriguing local differences, such as the Czech school of modernist photography
• Presentation of Polish underground publications from the 1980s
• Narrative about the history of the region through photographs

The album "Photographs and History of Central Europe" is not only a collection of photos, but above all a document of the changing social relations, political visions, and the duties of photography and art. This book is the first comprehensive Polish study summarizing knowledge about Central European photobooks, showing their uniqueness at the intersection of artistic ambitions and propaganda.

In the publication you will find essays by Łukasz Gorczyca and Adam Mazur, an analysis by Thomas Wiegand on the propagandist use of photobooks in the GDR, and a sketch by Adriana Dumitran devoted to Heda Lffler. The authors focus on intriguing local differences, such as the wonderful Czech school of modernist photography or Polish underground publications from the 1980s.

The book presents the history of the region through photographs, while also being a document of the changing social relations, political visions, and the duties of photography and art. This album is a must-have for lovers of photography, history, and culture of Central Europe, who want to deepen their knowledge about the unique phenomenon of photobooks.

The International Cultural Center invites you to read this unique album, which will take you on a fascinating journey through the history and culture of Central Europe. Discover extraordinary photobooks that shaped the imagination of modern man and documented the most important events of the 20th century. The hardcover album, with 348 pages, is the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates knowledge and the beauty of photography.