Contemporary Photography from Eastern Europe: History Memory Identity

We cite from the COVER:
"This volume presents the new international photography acquisitions of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena as part of the Fondazione Fotografia project. After having shown preference for the art scene of the Far East and South-East Asia with Asian Dub Photography, attention is now paid to Eastern Europe. In the customary form of the catalogue raisonné, complete with a rich critical introduction as well as biographies and statements, this volume gathers the work of twenty-nine artists from eighteen different countries - from the Balkans to the Baltic nations, from Central Europe to Turkey and the Russian Federation. The heterogeneous selection - which pairs celebrated artists such as Irwin, Mladen Stilinovic, Julius Koller, Zbigniew Libera, Roman Ondâk, Milica Tomic and Artur Zmijewski with others from later generations - offers a clear interpretation of contemporary reality through the language of images which, in this specific part of the world, cannot avoid a reflection on the themes of history, of memory and of identity."