February 9, 2008
Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of photography is its place in history, both as a witness and as a defining factor that affects the course of events. In this case, the photographic memory of east Germany "Do Not Refreeze" shows that behind the "wall of shame", there was a graceful and charming society ... see images here and here .
If you are interested there are a couple of short articles about this series at BBC and The Guardian. To hear the curator Matthew Shaul speak about the project, click here.
Do Not Refreeze brings together a group of photographers whose extraordinary contribution to European photography has been “frozen out” by the Cold War. Almost completely unknown, these artists developed their practice in the former East Germany, negotiating the omnipresent secret police to create imagery that is increasingly being compared to luminaries such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange, and Robert Frank [source]
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