Max Sher’s second book Palimpsests is a photographic exploration of post-Soviet built environment from the perspective of the everyday, and discarding the exotic visual tropes of power that dominate the narrative about this area. Photographed between 2010 and 2017 in over 70 urban locations in five post-Soviet countries, it captures the most mundane and typical elements of landscape — supermarkets, industrial areas, office blocks and housing of various types and times, private homes, schools, stations, government buildings, and infrastructure that could be seen in almost any locality across the ex-Soviet Union.
Book Review: Palimpsests by Max Sher
Book Review: Palimpsests by Max Sher
Book Review: Palimpsests by Max Sher
Max Sher’s second book Palimpsests is a photographic exploration of post-Soviet built environment from the perspective of the everyday, and discarding the exotic visual tropes of power that dominate the narrative about this area. Photographed between 2010 and 2017 in over 70 urban locations in five post-Soviet countries, it captures the most mundane and typical elements of landscape — supermarkets, industrial areas, office blocks and housing of various types and times, private homes, schools, stations, government buildings, and infrastructure that could be seen in almost any locality across the ex-Soviet Union.