{"title":"Antanas Sutkus","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative world of Antanas Sutkus, whose work captures poignant moments of everyday life through the lens of street photography. His books, such as \u003cem\u003ePro Memoria\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStreet Life\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to engage with visual narratives that reflect cultural and social nuances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in arts and culture, Sutkus’s collections offer a profound meditation on human presence and absence, inviting contemplation beyond the image. These volumes are essential for those interested in photography that marries documentary insight with artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antanas-sutkus-street-life-multi-lingual-edition-by-antanas-sutkus-9783958297623","title":"Antanas Sutkus: Street Life (Multi-Lingual edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1959, at just 20 years of age, Antanas Sutkus began photographing on the streets of Vilnius, then the capital of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Lithuania. Strolling through the town, his attitude was more that of a flaneur than of a photographer, observing and absorbing the essence of daily life as it was offered to him by his fellow citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time, it was difficult to find safe surroundings in such a highly controlling and controlled society as Soviet-occupied Lithuania. But the streets offered open spaces, diverse passersby, bustling traffic and multiple layers of events. It was here that people tried to carve out and preserve niches for their little moments of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEstablishing these tiny islands of individuality within such a strict and brutal system sets the frame for Sutkus' street photography and the contrasting realities of his loving observations of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI don't like tricks or paparazzi scoops, probably that's why all my best shots are taken on village and city streets, and their main characters are ordinary passersby. While photographing, making inner contact with another person has always been important to me. It seems to be only a momentary meeting, but it is so telling. I trust my intuition, I work totally spontaneously.\u003c\/i\u003e - Antanas Sutkus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntanas Sutkus: Street Life (Multi-Lingual edition)\u003c\/i\u003e captures these encounters, portraying the rich tapestry of daily life in a bygone era through the spontaneous and intuitive lens of Sutkus’ photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429810094316,"sku":"9783958297623","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958297623.jpg?v=1774559874"},{"product_id":"antanas-sutkus-pro-memoria-by-antanas-sutkus-9783958296404","title":"Antanas Sutkus: Pro Memoria","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1939, Antanas Sutkus learnt of the mass killing of the Jews already during World War II from his grandparents. He felt bitterly opposed to the humiliation and human destruction that occurred in his homeland Lithuania, experiencing shame and guilt for the atrocities committed behind the Vilijampole ghetto gates and the Ninth Fort. During the \"Sonderaktion 1005\" between 1942 and '44, German occupation forces tried to vanish the relics of the victims. In 1986, Sutkus began photographing the Kaunas Jews who had escaped death in concentration camps; \u003cem\u003ePro Memoria\u003c\/em\u003e presents a selection of these portraits and evidences the relationships Sutkus forged with his sitters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs far back as the time of Grand Duke Gediminas (1275-1341), who invited tradesmen and artisans to Lithuania from various European states, the Jews had been offered protection and support there. Over the next 600 years, they took root in Lithuania through their accomplishments and prayers, printing workshops and synagogues, libraries and gymnasiums, song and legends. This vibrant branch of Lithuania's cultural history was then violently destroyed when 200,000 Jews were murdered and thrown into pits on forest edges, quarries and death camps. This book is a tribute to these people and an expression of attempts at understanding, penitence, purification and rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf photography can make any claim to universal experience it is through being particular. Sutkus' photographs are as rich in particulars as any in the history of the medium. Rarely are they overtly political, but inevitably the complex historical passage of his country has left its impression upon the fate and hopes, and thus the bodies and faces of those who have come before his camera.\u003c\/em\u003e - David Campany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462600245484,"sku":"9783958296404","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958296404-antanas-sutkus-pro-memoria.jpg?v=1775017927"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/antanas-sutkus.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}