Photographer and theorist Martha Rosler considers airports as cultural landscape in this book. Both her text and images explore the architecture of airport terminals, their eerily detached and transitory atmosphere, and the psychology of the passenger. An additional essay by Anthony Vidler, an architectural expert, considers the historical nature and construction of airports.
Language
English
Pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cantz Editions
Release
May 02, 1999
ISBN
3893228802
ISBN 13
9783893228805
In the Place of the Public: Observations of a Frequent Flyer
Photographer and theorist Martha Rosler considers airports as cultural landscape in this book. Both her text and images explore the architecture of airport terminals, their eerily detached and transitory atmosphere, and the psychology of the passenger. An additional essay by Anthony Vidler, an architectural expert, considers the historical nature and construction of airports.