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Wie keine andere Stadt der Welt lädt Los Angeles zum Spiel mit Illusionen ein. An jeder Ecke stellt man sich die Frage, ob man gerade auf einem Filmset steht oder das Wüstenklima einen Hitzeflash mit Fata Morgana produziert hat. Der Italiener Gianluca Galtrucco, seit einigen Jahren residierend in der Stadt der Engel, hat Bilder voller Situationskomik gefunden, die die Grenze zwischen Realität und Inszenierung verwischen lassen. Unklar bleibt, wann er als Gestalter der Träume ins Echt-Tableau eingegriffen hat und wann er einfach Vorgefundenes auf die sprichwörtliche Spitze treibt. Manchmal geben auch die Titel einen letzten Dreh: Die riesige Discokugel, die vor der Villa liegt, ist Unplugged, eine vom Kran angehobene eingepackte Statue heißt Deus ex Machina. Viele Worte sind Anspielungen an die Welt des Films, am Ende steigt eine Jesusfigur aus einer Stretchlimosine: The Second Coming. Alles wird gut - solange wir den Bildern nur vertrauen.
Info autore
Former SAS corporal and the only man to escape death or capture during the Bravo Two Zero operation in the 1991 Gulf War, Chris Ryan turned to writing thrillers to tell the stories the Official Secrets Act stops him putting in his non-fiction. His novels have gone on to inspire the Sky One series Strike Back.
Born near Newcastle in 1961, Chris Ryan joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years there he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris Ryan was the only member of an eight-man unit to escape from Iraq, where three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal.
He wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away, which was adapted for screen, and since then has written three other works of non-fiction, over twenty bestselling novels and a series of childrens' books.
Riassunto
Like no other city in the world, Los Angeles encourages the observer to play with illusions -- and to be played with in turn. At every street corner one wonders if they are still in ordinary life, have stepped onto a movie set, or have entered a heat-induced mirage. Wandering as far afield as Nevada and Mexico, Los Angeles-based Italian photographer Gianluca Galtrucco discovers comedic and dramatic images throughout L.A. and its region that blur the boundary between reality and artifice. Indeed, it is not clear in which of his pictures Galtrucco has created dream tableaux and in which he has simply carried existing situations to extremes. Sometimes the titles provide the key; other times they only enhance the disorientation. Many of the words and names allude to the world of cinema, underscoring how thoroughly Los Angeles has been shaped by its best known industry -- and how much movies shape our view of the city in turn. As much showman as lensman, Galtrucco urges us to suspend disbelief and to trust his imagery. That way, everything can fall into place.
Prefazione
The godfather of SAS and military thrillers
Testo aggiuntivo
A shockingly authentic tale to keep your adrenaline pumping as fast as the blood on the pages.
