Work Description
Greek Dog Days is a shadowed meander through city streets and inter-city roads. Niederkirchner migrates from one desolate scene to the next as if he himself is one of the dogs; vagrant, aimless. Photographs of ghosts of Greece's past follow him as he documents Greece's present. While dark in nature, Niederkirchner’s photographs suggest also the country’s clean slate as it were; perhaps an opportunity for regrowth in a new, hopeful direction. Wild and dusky with glimpses of affection, the Greece portrayed by Niedderkirchner is misted yet razor-sharp. Greek Dog Days invites us on an entrancing and ominous journey; walks past empty shops, as if abandoned, concrete rules over nature while the stereotype of clear blue greek skys is lacking. Only traces of life are present; laundry hanging from windows, but the people themselves are markedly absent. The dogs are unfaltering in their glare, showing their control.
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Winner of the VOLUMES Award 2020
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Release Place | Berlin, Germany |
Edition | 1st original edition |
Release Date | November 2020 |
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Printrun | 250 |
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Language | English, Greek |
Object | Photobook |
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Binding | Swiss Binding |
Dimensions | 14.4 × 19.8 × 1.3 cm |
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Pages | 132 |
Content | Image Plates |
Color | 1, Black |
Material | Salzer Eos 120gsm |
Technique | Risograph |
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Color | 1, Medium Blue |
Material | Metapaper Extra Rough Recycling, 270gsm |
Technique | Risograph |
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Pages | 12, paginated |
Content | Text Essay in both the original greek and english translation by 3.14. |
Color | 1, black |
Material | Munken Polar White 80gsm |
Technique | Digital |
Section Notes | Hand bound with simple 3 stich japanese binding in black thread. |
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VOLUMES Award 2020