Homes on Hold

Name: Homes on Hold
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783716518694
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Traces of Unfulfilled Dreams

By Gabriel Mauron

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In Homes on Hold by Gabriel Mauron, readers are invited to explore the impact of architecture and design on society, particularly focusing on projects that were conceptualised but never realised. The book delves into the stories behind these ambitious plans, examining how they reflect cultural aspirations and highlight the complexities involved in altering landscapes with new constructions.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring the concept of uninhabited and paused spaces in architecture, as it delves into the cultural and artistic significance of such environments. It offers a unique perspective on how homes become frozen in time and the stories they tell through their architectural and cultural settings.

A Visual Reflection on the Poetry of the Uncompleted: Approaching the reality of single-family houses that were never finished and inhabited through photos as well as conversations and research.

Reflection on the Poetry of the Uncompleted: Approaching the reality of single-family houses that were never finished and inhabited through photos as well as conversations and research.

Description

At first glance, this illustrated book appears to present a mishmash of the widespread, in some cases unauthorised, unfinished buildings that make a decidedly striking mark on the barren landscape of southern Italy—without which something would almost be missing. On closer inspection, these symbols of stagnation are thought-provoking, a fact that is addressed in Homes on Hold: from an anthropological-cultural and socio-economic level, via architecture and aesthetics, to the existential foundations of life plans and their fragility.

In most cases, the stories behind the building projects have been lost forever. Driven by the idea that houses and people belong together, the author always portrays someone, usually from the neighbourhood, in front of or next to it. Curiosity, anger or simple disregard, pity for the owners or incomprehension about the failure of the building authorities—Gabriel Mauron spoke with each of them about their personal view of the monuments of the abandoned with which they, in a sense, live together.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783716518694

Publisher: Benteli Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 December 2022

Country: Switzerland

Imprint: Benteli Verlag

Illustration: 120

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 780g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Gabriel Mauron Non-Fiction

About the Author

Gabriel Mauron is a passionate self-taught photographer based in Switzerland. As a creative director, he has collaborated with many photographers, directors and creatives that were a great source of inspiration. His work deals with the way human beings adapt themselves to their environment and the direct impact this has on the landscape. To do so, he looks for circumstances when expectations and reality collide.