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Terms and conditions applyBRAKIN Brazzaville-Kinshasa: Visualizing the Visible
Jan van Eyck Academie
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Format: Book
Pages: 319
Publisher: Lars Muller
Date Published: Jul 2006
Stock Code: 58762
Binding: Paperback
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A group of scholars studied the various manifestations of public space using the example of the neighbouring capitals Brazzaville and Kinshasa, separated only by the river Congo. BRAzzaville-KINshasa, viewed as one metropolis in this study, is systematically documented through everyday phenomena such as 'Architectural Manifestations of the Diamond Trade', 'The UN Presence', 'The River Congo', 'Street Children', 'Mobile Phone Advertising', 'Conflicts over Property Ownership' and so on. These visual indicators of urban identity are collected like an inventory and recorded on maps of the city that enable one to crisscross BRAKIN in ones mind. The reader gets vivid sense-impressions rather than a steady narrative, and so the book conveys a flavour of life in a sprawling, chaotic metropolis.
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