Das Land des Lächelns

A West German province in the 80s.
Hardcover with dust jacket
Format: 21cm x 24cm
Seitenanzahl: 108 Seiten
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The 80s are not that long over, but a lot has changed visually.

The black and white photographs show everyday life in a West German province. These pictures were taken at the beginning of the 80s in East Westphalia-Lippe, specifically in its cities Bielefeld, Detmold, Herford, Gütersloh and Paderborn. Also in the forest and fields somewhere in between; Nevertheless, this type of photographic approach falls into the genre of street photography. So we see the stage of everyday life; In addition, motifs appear that emerged on the fringes of local spectacles.

 
About the photographer:
Martin Langer, born in Göttingen in 1956, studied photography in Bielefeld in the 80s and has since then continuously worked as a photographer on political and social issues. His best-known picture shows an unemployed man in Lichtenhagen in 1992 with a Hitler salute, a German soccer jersey and urine-stained sweatpants.

Photography is one of the icons of post-war photography. It has been published hundreds of times and is in collections of, among others. the House of History in Bonn and the German Historical Museum in Berlin. Martin Langer died on March 3, 2022 in Hamburg.

 

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Das Land des Lächelns

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