Joel Sternfeld: When It Changed by Joel Sternfeld (English) Paperback Book

Description: Joel Sternfeld by Joel Sternfeld From 1978 to 1987, Sternfeld set out to explore and photograph the country. Working largely on the interface between town and country, he photographed ordinary scenes and people, discovering the extraordinary within them, making a study of the American character and condition. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Future generations are going to wonder about us, the inhabitants of the Earth when the climate began to change. If seas are rising and at the same time drinking water is scarce, they are going to want to know what scientific evidence was before us and what we did in response to it. It is difficult to imagine a time in the past without an image, so I went to Montreal in 2005 to photograph the participants in the eleventh United Nations conference on climate change." Joel Sternfeld The resulting 53 color portraits of participants at the conference form the heart of this book. The mezzo busto close-ups fit within a tradition of portraiture that dates back to the Renaissance but the anxiety on each face seems like something only modernity and the advent of ecological collapse could produce. A text culled from newspapers and journals and presented in the form of wire service transmissions provides a chronology of climate change as it has occured in the past 20 years - in the thinking and predictions of scientists and climatologists; in the actions of governments and non-governmental organizations, and in the landscape where dramatic and catastrophic events are occuring. By the title When It Changed Sternfeld may be referrring to a more hopeful turning point. In the past few years increasing recognition of the danger has led to many positive responses across the globe to confront humanitys greatest challenge. If these efforts are successful then this period will be noted as the historic time when the human-earth relationship changed. Author Biography Joel Sternfeld was born in New York City in 1944. His photographs have been extensively exhibited, notably in Three Americans at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1984, and more recently in Stranger Passing at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and On This Site at The Art Institute of Chicago. Sternfelds published work includes Walking the High Line, a series of photographs of the abandoned elevated railway in Manhattans Chelsea district, and Treading on Kings, photographs of protesters at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy. Long Description Of the impetus to create the photographs in When It Changed, Joel Sternfeld writes, "Future generations are going to wonder about us, the inhabitants of the Earth when the climate began to change." These 55 portraits document attendees at the eleventh United Nations conference on climate change held in Montreal in 2005, each accompanied by the subjects statements about the evidence of shifts in his or her home countrys weather and wildlife. A detailed chronology of what has been termed "humanitys greatest challenge" offers an efficient means to grasp the scientific and governmental response to global warming, as well as its projected consequences. The testimony here is dark, but Sternfelds title When It Changed may also refer to a more hopeful scenario: At the Montreal conference, the United States worked, as it had for years, to undermine discussions about the Kyoto Protocol. Leading newspapers predicted the end of the international effort to mitigate climate change. But one night, after the U.S. delegation had walked out of a late meeting, the nations of the world joined together without them and agreed to take a step forward. In his testimony, Mohammad Reazuddin, the delegate from Bangladesh, says, "My voice may be small because I am from a small country. But those who will be washed away, their voices must be heard." Details ISBN3865212786 Short Title WHEN IT CHANGED Language English Photographer Joel Sternfeld ISBN-10 3865212786 ISBN-13 9783865212788 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Author Joel Sternfeld Imprint Steidl Verlag Place of Publication Gottingen Country of Publication Germany Residence US Birth 1904 Subtitle When It Changed DOI 10.1604/9783865212788 UK Release Date 2008-05-19 Pages 144 Publisher Steidl Publishers Publication Date 2008-05-19 DEWEY 779.2 Illustrations Illustrated in colour throughout Audience General AU Release Date 2006-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151543161;

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