A Falling Horizon

Title: A Falling Horizon

Photographer/s: Heidi de Gier

Date of publication: 15 april 2011

Place of publication: CBK Dordrecht, the Netherlands

Dimensions: 16.6 x 20 centimeter

Edition size: 750

Type of binding: hardcover

Number of pages: 200 pages

Type of paper: bioset/amber graphic

Number of pictures: 90

Type of printing: offset

Printer: Drukkerij Raddraaier

Publisher: Fw: Publishers

Designer: Hans Gremmen

Editor: text: Tracy Metz

Language: NL + EN

ISBN: 978-94-90119-09-6

Category: documentary photobook

Price: 25

Summary: “I have difficulty with the idea that humans are superior and can construct nature. Should you really manipulate nature, or design it the way you see fit? Because in order to do that, you have to remove something valuable as well.”
For years, Hannie de Vos and her children had a sheep farm on the Sophiapolder, a small island in the river the Noord. Every morning they would row across the river to take care of the animals. But they were forced to leave their home. The dike will be breached to create new nature: a fresh-water tidal marsh. Photographer Heidi de Gier closely followed the family and the nature on the island for a year. Journalist Tracy Metz interviewed those involved and wrote The Sophiapolder: farewell in five acts.

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: 13 januari 1977, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Website: www.heididegier.nl

Donated by: Heidi de Gier

Published on October 14, 2011 2:07 pm.
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The Indie Photobook Library is TWO!

This past weekend, the Indie Photobook Library celebrated its 2nd Anniversary. Thank you to all the photographers/artists/bookmakers that have made the collection what it is today! I’d also like to thank Advisory Board members Darius Himes, Andy Adams, Shane Lavalette, and Gabe Reed and all the venues that have welcomed the iPL. In the last two years, the collection has grown to almost 1000 books. The iPL continues to promote and showcase the books in the collection through international pop-up and feature-length exhibitions, articles, conferences, guest lectures, and also preserves them as a non-circulating public library. Having a specific collection dedicated to this contemporary movement in publishing allows for the development of future discourse on trends in self-publishing, the ability to reflect on and compare books in the collection, and for scholarly research to be conducted years, decades, and centuries to come. I am looking forward to continuing the iPL mission.

Cheers,
Larissa Leclair
Founder, Indie Photobook Library


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