Ex Offenders at the Scene of Crime (Limited edition)

David Goldblatt
9783958293403 / 3958293409       
Ex Offenders at the Scene of Crime (Limited edition)

Ex Offenders at the Scene of Crime (Limited edition)

David Goldblatt
9783958293403 / 3958293409       
Publisher Steidl
Edition Hardcover , 56 pages
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Criminals and alleged offenders at the the scene of the crime or arrest that changed their livesThe origins of this book lie in David Goldblatt’s simple observation that many of his fellow South Africans, regardless of their race and class, are the victims of often violent crime. “I have asked myself,” says Goldblatt, “not least in the fear and fury of holdups with knives and guns, who are you? Are you monsters? Are you ‘ordinary’ people—if there are such? How did you come to do this? What are your lives?”And so began in 2008 Ex Offenders at the Scene of Crime, for which Goldblatt photographed criminal offenders and alleged offenders at the place that was probably life-changing for them and their victims: the scene of the crime or arrest. Each portrait is accompanied by the subject’s written story in his or her own words, for many a cathartic experience and the first opportunity to recount events without being judged. To ensure the integrity of his undertaking, Goldblatt paid each of his subjects 800 rand for permission to photograph and interview them, and any profit from the project will be donated to the rehabilitation of offenders. Ex Offenders also features Goldblatt’s portraits and interviews of subjects in England, made in collaboration with the community arts project Multistory.Published in a limited edition of 750 copies, the book comes with a handmade wooden support.

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Book title Ex Offenders at the Scene of Crime (Limited edition)
Photographer David Goldblatt
ISBN 10 3958293409        / 3-95829-340-9       
ISBN 13 9783958293403 / 978-3-95829-340-3
Publisher Steidl
Book format Hardcover
Book format details clothbound (Tritone)
Language English
Pages 56 pages
Dimensions 48,4 x 32,8 cm / 15 x 12.25 inches

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