Von Erde schöner : Archiv Peter Piller / Peter Piller ; herausgegeben von Christoph Keller.

Main entry:

Piller, Peter, 1968- author, compiler.

Title & Author:

Von Erde schöner : Archiv Peter Piller / Peter Piller ; herausgegeben von Christoph Keller.

Publication:

Köln : Verlag Bernd Detsch, 2017.

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Reprint of the first edition Revolver Verlag 2004.

Summary:

"In 2002, I was able to procure approximately 20,000 aerial photographs of detached houses from a defunct business venture. The company's intention was to sell the photographs to the respective house owners. low-flying aircraft were employed, between 1979 and 1983, to systematically scan settlements the length and breadth of the country. The salesperson had used a ball-point pen to add some revealing notes to the back of the photographs: "not interested in pictures", "looks nicer from the ground", "wife keen, but house too expensive", "you'll get half a moped for that", "doing it himself" or simply: "deceased", for instance. After several archive inspections, I was led to the first collection themes and classification categories: "sleeping houses", "floral objects" and "person in front of house". Whilst sifting, for the fourth, fifth and sixth time, through 18 removal boxes packed with yellowing photos and negatives; I eventually discovered the material that now constitutes the content of this book." -- Artist's website, http://www.peterpiller.de/

ISBN:

9783940602077 (paperback)
3940602078 (paperback)

Subject:

Piller, Peter, 1968- Art collections.
Piller, Peter, 1968- Photograph collections Catalogs.
Piller, Peter, 1968-
Archiv Peter Piller Catalogs.
Aerial photography Private collections Germany Hamburg.
Architecture, Domestic Germany Pictorial works.
Photographie aérienne Collections privées Allemagne Hambourg.
Photograph collections
Art Private collections
Architecture, Domestic
Aerial photography
Germany Hamburg
Germany

Form/genre:

catalogs (documents)
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Catalogs
Catalogues.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Keller, Christoph, editor.
Archiv Peter Piller.
Verlag Bernd Detsch, publisher.
Art Book Cologne GmbH & Co. KG, distributor.

Archiv Peter Piller

Holdings:

Location: Library main 308671
Call No.: BIB 254024
Status: Available

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