| Parameters of Movement |
„Parameters
of Movement I“ is a project which looks at the phenomena of migration
and movement in Siberia. What is happening in these times of growing mobility,
of globalisation and increasing urbanisation, to a region which is perceived
(at least in the Western World) as a cliché per se: A weird place
distinguished by it´s special historical and climatic destiny. In
this respect, the term “movement” refers not only to migration
but also to the modernising processes that are taking place in this infamous
post-socialist province.
There is no story here as such in narrative form. The series shows insights into daily life in Ulan Ude and the Baikal region: Burjat teenagers with the posture of post-modern youth, or a modern, customized Volga – the car that for decades was the exclusive status symbol of communist party functionaries… The photos function as parameters in terms of a mathematical presentation. Which cultural signposts determine the future of life? And which parameter does an individual use to define the space between reality and dream? Jens Liebchen, 2002
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