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Der Schweizer Fotograf René Burri (1933-2014) war dort, wo Geschichte stattfand. Seit 1955 Mitglied von Magnum Photos, fotografierte er in Südostasien und im Mittleren Osten und dokumentierte den Vietnamkrieg in den 1960er-Jahren, den Sechstagekrieg (1967) und den Jom-Kippur-Krieg (1973). Reisen führten ihn nach Japan und China, durch Europa, Nord- und Südamerika. Sein aussergewöhnliches Gespür für Menschen, deren Persönlichkeiten und Lebensumstände ermöglichten es ihm, Berühmtheiten ebenso wie gewöhnliche Leute zu porträtieren.
Das Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne beherbergt die Fondation René Burri, die 2013 zur Bewahrung und Erschliessung seines Archivs gegründet wurde. Anlässlich einer Ausstellung im Frühjahr 2020 erscheint das englischsprachige Buch, das aus dieser einzigartigen Quelle schöpft. Zum ersten Mal überhaupt führt es Burris bekanntes fotografisches Werk zusammen mit bisher unveröffentlichten Dokumenten, Ausstellungsprojekten, Reisetagebüchern, Zeichnungen und Aquarellen, Buchentwürfen sowie anekdotischen Erinnerungen seiner Wegbegleiter.
Ausgezeichnet im Wettbewerb des Deutschen Fotobuchpreis 20/21 mit der Shortlist (Silber) in der Kategorie Konzeptionell-künstlerischer Fotobildband.
A propos de l'auteur
Mélanie Bétrisey
is assistant curator and in charge of the René Burri Collection at Photo Elysée in Lausanne.
Marc Donnadieu
is chief curator in the exhibitions department at Photo Elysée in Lausanne.
Résumé
The entire Burri: this book presents for the first time the full range of René Burri's creative force and interests
Texte suppl.
“The volume serves up just enough of all aspects of Burri's work to fill you up. It's a delight.” Paulina Szczesniak,
Züritipp
“An intimate portrait of this stubbornly searching photographer.” Martina Pfeifer Steiner,
nextroom.at
“This illustrated book shows a lot of unknown insights and proves Burri's passion in many areas and his humor, even beyond his known icons.”
Leica Fotografie International
“A carefully designed illustrated book, supplemented with informative and entertaining essays by various authors.” Heinz Storrer,
Schweizer Familie
“This book is the first to show Burri's drawings, collages and graphics in a bundled form, and presents them together with some classic pictures from journeys to all parts of the world since the 1950s.” Jonis Hartmann,
Textem
“An extensively illustrated reading book that provides deep insights into Burri's working methods and impressively illustrates how creatively and playfully he dealt with the medium of photography.” Patrick Brakoswky,
Schwarzweiss 135
“The book, which goes far beyond the goal of a regular exhibition catalog, not only sketches Burri's path as a photographer. His artistic work as a graphic artist and cinéaste is also discussed. It should not be missing from any bibliothèque.” Burkhard Maus,
Blog Menschmaus
“The work contains a wealth of new and previously unpublished details. An excellent resource for anyone interested in this creative man.” Horst Tress,
Köllefornia
“The show and the catalog make the people behind the photo artist accessible. They make it possible to learn more about the man wearing the Borsalino hat.” Nadia Bendinelli,
swiss-architects
“Un ouvrage offrant, à l’instar de l’exposition du Musée de Lausanne qu’il accompagne, une unique et magnifique rétrospective tant de l’œuvre que de la vie de ce photographe d’exception que fut, durant sa longue carrière de plus de 60 ans, René Burri.” Philippe-Emmanuel Krautter,
Lexnews
Commentaire
"The volume serves up just enough of all aspects of Burri's work to fill you up. It's a delight." Paulina Szczesniak, Züritipp
"An intimate portrait of this stubbornly searching photographer." Martina Pfeifer Steiner, nextroom.at
"This illustrated book shows a lot of unknown insights and proves Burri's passion in many areas and his humor, even beyond his known icons." Leica Fotografie International
"A carefully designed illustrated book, supplemented with informative and entertaining essays by various authors." Heinz Storrer, Schweizer Familie
"This book is the first to show Burri's drawings, collages and graphics in a bundled form, and presents them together with some classic pictures from journeys to all parts of the world since the 1950s." Jonis Hartmann, Textem
"An extensively illustrated reading book that provides deep insights into Burri's working methods and impressively illustrates how creatively and playfully he dealt with the medium of photography." Patrick Brakoswky, Schwarzweiss 135
"The book, which goes far beyond the goal of a regular exhibition catalog, not only sketches Burri's path as a photographer. His artistic work as a graphic artist and cinéaste is also discussed. It should not be missing from any bibliothèque." Burkhard Maus, Blog Menschmaus
