HUMANITY by Henry Leutwyler
Description
Published by Steidl, this book is Henry Leutwyler’s meticulous photographic record of the treasures of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum. In his trademark style, Leutwyler does not merely document objects but creates portraits of them, conjuring up their past lives and imbuing the inanimate with character. Here he sifted through the nearly 30,000 objects in the museum, shaping a selection that most movingly conveys the vital functions of the Red Cross: to provide humanitarian protection and emergency aid, to deliver medical and community support, particularly for the poor and underprivileged. Among a variety of others, Leutwyler shows us objects famously symbolic of the Red Cross (first-aid kits, uniforms, armbands), confronting finds (amputation saws, a cannonball), as well as the unexpectedly beautiful: delicate beaded flowers made by a prisoner of war. His focus is on the details of objects, their imperfections, decay and often the damage they have endured: evocative of the people who put them to real humanitarian use.
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© Steidl, 2022 256 pages, 154 images Hardback 20.5 x 27 cm English
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Fragment of a car door shredded by a grenade
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Artisanal femoral prosthesis, Angola, 1996
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HUMANITY by Henry Leutwyler
Description
Published by Steidl, this book is Henry Leutwyler’s meticulous photographic record of the treasures of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum. In his trademark style, Leutwyler does not merely document objects but creates portraits of them, conjuring up their past lives and imbuing the inanimate with character. Here he sifted through the nearly 30,000 objects in the museum, shaping a selection that most movingly conveys the vital functions of the Red Cross: to provide humanitarian protection and emergency aid, to deliver medical and community support, particularly for the poor and underprivileged. Among a variety of others, Leutwyler shows us objects famously symbolic of the Red Cross (first-aid kits, uniforms, armbands), confronting finds (amputation saws, a cannonball), as well as the unexpectedly beautiful: delicate beaded flowers made by a prisoner of war. His focus is on the details of objects, their imperfections, decay and often the damage they have endured: evocative of the people who put them to real humanitarian use.
Credits
© Steidl, 2022 256 pages, 154 images Hardback 20.5 x 27 cm English