- Hardcover: 196 pages
- Publisher: Aperture (4 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1597110671
- ISBN-13: 978-1597110679
- Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 20.9 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 435,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The year 2008 has witnessed a major shift in the way people across the world live: for the first time in human history more people live in cities than in rural areas. This triumph of the urban, however, does not entirely represent progress as the number of people living in urban slumsoften in abject conditionswill soon exceed one billion. From 2005 to 2007 Jonas Bendiksen documented life in the slums of four different cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Mumbai, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Caracas, Venezuela; . His lyrical images capture the diversity of personal histories and outlooks found in these dense neighborhoods that, despite commonly held assumptions, are not simply places of poverty and misery. Yet, slum residents continuously face enormous challenges, such as the lack of health care, sanitation, and electricity. The Places We Live includes twenty double gatefold images, each representing an individual home and its denizens story. Through its innovative design and experiential approach, The Places We Live brings the modern-day Dickensian reality of these individuals into sharp focus
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I expected the book to be bigger. In fact, at least bigger than A4, rather than A5-ish which is this book's size.
Presently, the small print sizes, even as double page spreads, are too small to give the sort of impact which Bendiksen's photographs potentially contain. This is quite unfortunate because the stories collected here are very strong documentation of an era when, according to the book, there are more people living in urban than rural areas for the first time in recorded history.
Presently, the small print sizes, even as double page spreads, are too small to give the sort of impact which Bendiksen's photographs potentially contain. This is quite unfortunate because the stories collected here are very strong documentation of an era when, according to the book, there are more people living in urban than rural areas for the first time in recorded history.
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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
A deep look at the world now, in the future
29 Sep 2008
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book after having seen the exhibit, The places we live, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo last summer. The exhibit was so moving that I decided to buy this book in hopes that it would remind me about how others in the world live. This book does a good job of bringing the exhibit to your home. The pictures and peoples' excerpts are stirring. Though the photographer, Jonas Bendiksen, has photographed to bring the world to the people in the name of art, be ready to be moved by what and how he's chosen to photograph.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
heartbreaking and inspiring
21 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Places We Live is a fascinating and rewarding photo collection. The format is intriguing; each residence is given a four-page spread so the reader can fully capture the environment. I felt the photos contained an incredible honesty at capturing the pride and the pain of these homes. The vignettes between photos only add to the value of the experience. Wonderful stuff.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Powerful
5 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Powerful storytelling! Each story and fold out panoramic picture invites you into a world you can hardly believe exists, and one that is impossible to forget.
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