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Background information
'Greek Dog Days' is a shadowed meander through city streets and inter-city roads. Ilja NIEDERKIRCHNER migrates from one desolate scene to the next as if he himself is one of the dogs; vagrant, aimless. Photographs of ghosts of Greece's past follow him as he documents Greece's present. While dark in nature, Niederkirchner’s photographs suggest also the country’s clean slate as it were; perhaps an opportunity for regrowth in a new, hopeful direction.
Content
Wild and dusky with glimpses of affection, the Greece portrayed by Ilja NIEDERKIRCHNER is misted yet razor-sharp. The photo book 'Greek Dog Days' invites us on an entrancing and ominous journey; walks past empty shops, as if abandoned, concrete rules over nature while the stereotype of clear blue greek skys is lacking. Only traces of life are present; laundry hanging from windows, but the people themselves are markedly absent. The dogs are unfaltering in their glare, showing their control.
Specifications
Swiss Brochure binding, Riso-Graph printing in Black and Medium Blue, 132 pp., 20 x 14 cm., Eos 120gsm and Eos 260gsm in a 1st edition of 250 copies