At War
By: Anja Niedringhaus / herausgegeben von = edited by C/O Berlin ; mit Texten von = with texts by Jean-Christophe Ammann, Ulrike Demmer, Felix Hoffmann
Contributors: Ammann, Jean-Christophe; Demmer, Ulrike; Hoffmann, Felix, 1972-; C/O Berlin (Gallery)
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Publisher: Hatje/Cantz
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ostfildern
Language: ger; eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9783775732321
Subjects: War photography; Exhibitions; Pictorial works; History
Other titles: Anja Niedringhaus : at war
Description: The nature of Anja Niedringhaus' work means taking photographs under extreme conditions. She deliberately seeks out these kinds of extreme experiences because they bring her closer to her subjects and herself. This experience is often lost to the normal observer, for whom the context tends to undermine the drama. Her works focus on people: soldiers, weary and traumatized civilians, prisoners of war. Her photographs show faces marked by exhaustion, desperation, and tension-yet again and again, they reveal brief, unexpected moments of laughter, lightheartedness, and joy amid the suffering. The photographer approaches her subjects with curiosity and understanding, never compromising their dignity.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Anja Niedringhaus : At War, presented at C/O Berlin in Berlin, Germany, from Sept. 10- Dec. 4, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text in German with English translations.