World without us
By: text, Geert Goiris, Steven Humblet
Contributors: Humblet, Steven; Royal Academy for Fine Arts (Antwerp, Belgium); Palazzo De'Toschi (Bologna, Italy)
Edition: First edition.
Series: Roma publication -- 357; ROMA publication -- 357.
Publisher: Stichting Roma Publications
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9789492811578
Subjects: Exhibitions; Artistic Photography; Schwarzweissfotografie; Weltuntergang
Other titles: Geert Goiris :
Description: The downfall of the world is probably one of the oldest human conceptions. Representations of the End are often embedded in religious narratives predicting an apocalyptic event in which only the righteous will survive the final judgment. Yet since the end of World War II, a major shift has occurred. The apocalypse is no longer a divine punishment, but it is humans who have gained the ability to exterminate themselves. This book of recent photographs by Geert Goiris is the final piece of a practice-based PhD research in the arts, conducted at the Royal academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, in collaboration with the University of Antwerp. With an extensive interview by Steven Humblet.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp, November-December 2018 and Palazzo De'Toschi in Bologna, January-February 2019.

Includes bibliographical references.