{"product_id":"el-alto-peter-granser","title":"El Alto, Peter Granser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Granser's photo series shows selected buildings by the Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre in El Alto, Bolivia. The 42-year-old Mamani calls his style \"new Andean architecture\". The shapes and colors are based on the indigenous Aymara culture and on the pre-Inca architecture, which can be found in the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Tiwanaku on Lake Titicaca. Since 2005, the autodidact Mamani has realised more than 60 projects in El Alto with his architectural office.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs Winston Hampel (AA School of Architecture, London) describes in his essay accompanying the publication, Granser focuses entirely on the buildings; there are no people to be seen in the pictures. By emphasising the narrow framing, the individual houses are completely removed from their context, time and space. What remains is structure and composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Granser has been working with the medium of photography for over 20 years. His artistic works are part of important collections at home and abroad. His last book \"J'ai perdu ma tête\" was awarded the prize \"The most beautiful German books 2014\" and was also published by Edition Taube. Peter Granser (*1971, Austria) lives and works in Stuttgart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublished by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEdition Taube \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSecond edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e190 x 320 mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eISBN 9783945900055\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edition Taube","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46678671360331,"sku":"EAPG01","price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/ET069_COVER_HR_El_Alto.jpg?v=1687970193","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/it\/products\/el-alto-peter-granser","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}