josef chladek

on photobooks and books

George Georgiou - Last Stop, Self published, 2015, London

 

Hardcover with no spine, hand made double-sided concertina in hard slipcase with a wrap around map cover, signed, edition of 950 copies. Design by George Georgiou and Francesco Merlini, afterword by Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa.

„A double-sided concertina book exploring London's diversity.
Photographed through the windows of its double decker buses.

In 2008 I returned to London having spent the last nine years living abroad and was surprised by the change that had taken place. I wanted to document the city, its movements and migrations, its landscape and architecture, its diversity and energy. I wanted to understand how so many people from all over the world, manage to share the same space.

The double-decker bus allows me to frame the city, to give it sense. The lower level is very close to the street, where I’m almost touching the people in the traditional form of street photography. The upper deck allows me the distance to capture the layers of the urban landscape. Between these two positions everything shifts, along with the movement of the bus.

I was also fascinated by how people use public space in a big city, by that sense of shared invisibility. In sitting behind the window, I also became invisible but the bus also gives you the privilege to see and understand the emotional content of London’s everyday movements, rhythms and rituals.

The essence of the work is that you might take the same route everyday but what you see, the ebb and flow on the street takes on a random nature. The small scenes we witness in a fleeting moment are open to our own interpretation, a constantly open, shifting narrative. The concertina format reflects and mimics the experience of a bus journey or walking through a city, but more importantly it gives the viewer the opportunity to create their own journeys and readings by spreading the book out and combining different images together. This moves the book away from an author-led linear narrative to one of multiple possibilities.“

Order at George's site.

Pages: 174
Place: London
Year: 2015
Publisher: Self published
Size: 16 x 21 cm (approx.)







 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book spine 2)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book spine 2)

 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book spine 1)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book spine 1)

 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book back)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book back)

 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book front)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Book front)

 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Slipcase front)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Slipcase front)

 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Slipcase spine)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Slipcase spine)

 George Georgiou - Last Stop (Slipcase back)

George Georgiou - Last Stop (Slipcase back)




Sample page 1 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 1 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 2 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 2 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 3 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 3 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 4 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 4 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 5 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 5 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 6 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 6 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 7 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 7 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 8 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 8 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 9 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 9 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 10 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 10 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 11 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 11 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 12 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 12 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 13 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 13 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 14 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 14 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 15 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 15 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 16 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 16 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 17 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 17 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 18 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 18 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 19 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 19 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Sample page 20 for book  George Georgiou – Last Stop

Sample page 20 for book " George Georgiou – Last Stop", josefchladek.com

Other books tagged Cities (see all)
Other books tagged London (see all)
Other books tagged UK (see all)


 

Hardcover with no spine, hand made double-sided concertina in hard slipcase with a wrap around map cover, signed, edition of 950 copies. Design by George Georgiou and Francesco Merlini, afterword by Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa.

„A double-sided concertina book exploring London's diversity.
Photographed through the windows of its double decker buses.

In 2008 I returned to London having spent the last nine years living abroad and was surprised by the change that had taken place. I wanted to document the city, its movements and migrations, its landscape and architecture, its diversity and energy. I wanted to understand how so many people from all over the world, manage to share the same space.

The double-decker bus allows me to frame the city, to give it sense. The lower level is very close to the street, where I’m almost touching the people in the traditional form of street photography. The upper deck allows me the distance to capture the layers of the urban landscape. Between these two positions everything shifts, along with the movement of the bus.

I was also fascinated by how people use public space in a big city, by that sense of shared invisibility. In sitting behind the window, I also became invisible but the bus also gives you the privilege to see and understand the emotional content of London’s everyday movements, rhythms and rituals.

The essence of the work is that you might take the same route everyday but what you see, the ebb and flow on the street takes on a random nature. The small scenes we witness in a fleeting moment are open to our own interpretation, a constantly open, shifting narrative. The concertina format reflects and mimics the experience of a bus journey or walking through a city, but more importantly it gives the viewer the opportunity to create their own journeys and readings by spreading the book out and combining different images together. This moves the book away from an author-led linear narrative to one of multiple possibilities.“

Order at George's site.

Pages: 174
Place: London
Year: 2015
Publisher: Self published
Size: 16 x 21 cm (approx.)