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- Herausgeber: Books on Demand
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022
The title of this book, Pictures from the other Side, has a double meaning: The 'other side' in this context means a view of Jakarta and Indonesia from the viewpoint of an outsider, a foreigner. The title page illustrates this 'other side' with a wide street cutting through the city with the curious face of a child on the opposite side. The second meaning of 'other side' comes from the purpose of this book which I put together with my friends in Europe in mind. The book shows Jakarta as it is. However, I have not deliberately searched for the ugly corners, I have set out to illustrate my world as it appears to me. Without question, Indonesia has many beautiful sides which are worth to be captured in images and shown to the world - and there are other books which do this very well. This is my personal view in black and white photography.
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Introduction
The title of this book, Pictures from the other Side, has a double meaning: The other side in this context is a view of Jakarta and Indonesia from the viewpoint of a foreigner. The title page is an attempt to illustrate this other side, with a wide street cutting through the city with the face of a curious child on the opposite side. Another meaning of ‘other side’ comes from the purpose of this book which I put together with my friends in mind on the ‘other side’ of the globe, in Europe. I wanted to give them an impression of my world on my side of the globe. An allusion to a popular pop song (»Hello from the other side«) which sings of a bygone love is also intended. For me, this bygone love is my Jakarta that is gradually turning into a jungle of wires and concrete blocks.
In this book, I show the places as they are or as they were. However, I have not deliberately photographed the ugly corners. I am of the opinion that there are plenty of beautiful colour books on the market which show the best sides of Indonesia. I have nothing to add to that perspective. Therefore, I have set out to illustrate my world as it appears to me. The fact that I have chosen to publish this book entirely in black-and-white may add to the perception that my effort is to introduce a negative bias – but this is clearly not my intention. Moreover, I find that things in the state of decay, weathering, destruction have their own aesthetic charm which – unfortunately – is not obvious for every looker. Again, without question, Indonesia has many beautiful sides which are worth to be captured in images and shown to the world. And there are many other books which do this very well.
In the mid 1980s, I moved to Jakarta for professional reasons. I have lived in Indonesia since then and embraced the ambiance and richness of the Indonesian culture. The purpose of this book is to share images from Jakarta and my travels through most of the archipelago. This book is an exposé of black and white photographs that were taken during my day-to-day adventures. These are grouped into several sections.
You will see the diversity of landscapes and people, the great wealth and also great poverty. It is a country that has endured earthquakes, floods, and political unrest. However, it is a country of great beauty, grit, and gracious people.
Over the years, pictures have stacked and I felt the need to organize and comment them. From that pile, I have generated a personal album for my relatives. Now, this book is more general and with pictures with – as I would like to believe – public interest.
Amongst my photographs is a prevalence for newer pictures which were taken with digital cameras. From my archive of old, analogue images on negative or slide film, I can see that my interest and with it the sujet of my images, has changed over time.
