Kai Wiedenhöfer’s The Book of Destruction: Gaza – One year After the 2009 War

Wiedenhöfer’s new book and exhibition is unquestionably about violence, documenting in almost unbearable detail the damage left after Israel’s assault on Gaza in 2009. Unpeopled images of ruined buildings, photographed with an architectural precision, are contrasted with portraits of equally ruined people with truncated limbs and scarred bodies. Full article.