Beschreibung
Provisional Life ist ein Fotobuch über Menschen, die aus ihrer Heimat fliehen mussten und in einem Flüchtlingsheim in Deutschland leben. Die Bilder würden über einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren aufgenommen und sind Porträts der Bewohner, Fotos ihres täglichen Lebens und von den Räumen, in denen sie leben. Der zugewiesene Wohnraum pro Person oder pro Familie ist begrenzt und die Möbel standardisiert. Um sich wie zu Hause fühlen zu können, gestalten die Bewohner daher ihren Wohnraum möglichst kreativ und bunt, nicht nur um den Platz optimal nutzen zu können, sondern auch, weil sie daran aus der Heimat gewohnt sind. Hier ist ein link zur Video über das Buch.
Provisional Life | Fotos: Rannveig Einarsdóttir | Text: Fritz B. Simon | Design: SYB (Sybren Kuiper) | Lithography: Sebastiaan Hanekroot, Colour & Books | Druck: Jos Morree, Fine Books | Buchbindung: FopmaWier | Grösse: 21,5 x 28,5 cm | Anzahl von Bildern: 74 | Herausgeber: No Plan, Berlin | ISBN 978-3-00-060956-5
Richard Sporleder –
Richard Sporleder from Cafe Lehmitz Photobooks had this to say about Provisional Life:
„Photographic book ‚Provisional Life‘ by Icelandic photographer Rannveig EINARSDOTTIR is a project about refugees living in refugee homes in Berlin.
The series was even published as a photo book in a limited edition of 400 copies, with the help of the well-known Dutch photobook designer Sybren (‚SYB‘) KUIPER.
‚Provisional Life‘ is a large format leporello without text. After an introduction that shows the things that surround people in refugee homes, portraits and family portraits follow in color.
Rannveig EINARSDOTTIR is able to photograph people as normal as possible under these circumstances. The refugees trust her and it is obvious that her sociological background helps to take the photos.
While the photos speak for themselves, the viewer inevitably gets to imagine that the current migration can happen to us at any time.
With the publication ‚Provisional Life‘, Rannveig transforms the unknown mass into an individual fate and makes it tangible.“ (© Richard G. SPORLEDER)
Thomas Michalac –
Thomas Michalak, Photographer in Berlin, wrote about Provisional Life in his newsletter. Click here to read his contribution
Morgunblaðið –
In an interview with the Icelandic daily Morgunblaðið, Rannveig described the three years process of making the book. Read the article here Mbl 24 juni 2019
Rencontres Arles –
Provisional Life is exhibited at Rencontres d´Arles Book Awards 2019 from July to September.
Ivorypress Bookstore –
Ivorypress Bookstore in Madrid has written about Provisional Life
Provisional Life es un álbum de fotos sobre personas que tuvieron que huir de su tierra natal y vivir en un hogar de refugiados en Alemania. Las fotografías se toman durante un período de tres años y son retratos de los habitantes, fotografías de su vida cotidiana y las habitaciones en las que vivían. El espacio de vida asignado a una persona o familia es limitado y el mobiliario está estandarizado. Para poder sentirse como en casa, los habitantes son creativos al organizar su entorno para aprovechar el espacio y agregar color, al que están acostumbrados desde su país de origen.
Ser un refugiado y vivir en un hogar de refugiados pone limitaciones a la vida cotidiana, que está determinada por los reglamentos y se caracteriza por esperar y esperar un permiso de residencia sin fin. Las imágenes muestran cómo esto influye en las actividades y disposiciones de los adultos, pero tiene menos impacto en los niños.
Los informes de los medios a menudo hablan de los refugiados como un grupo homogéneo de personas, y no lo son. Lo que comparten es que tomaron la decisión de emprender un viaje en busca de seguridad y una vida mejor, y eso exige coraje y fortaleza.
El diseño del libro es de SYB – Sybren Kuiper y el texto fue escrito por el profesor Fritz B. Simon.
Rannveig Einarsdóttir proviene de Islandia y vive en Berlín desde hace muchos años. Estudió psicología social en la LSE en Londres y tiene una capacitación adicional como mediadora. Después de trabajar como gerente de un instituto de educación para adultos, decidió dedicarse a la fotografía, un gran interés para ella. Aprendió en Neue Schule für Fotografie en Berlín y también tomó cursos en e.g. Gilberto Bosques VHS Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg para ampliar su conocimiento y competencia. La fotografía es ahora su actividad principal, sus temas y su trabajo están bajo la influencia de sus estudios como psicóloga social.
Their website: https://www.ivorypress.com/en/libreria/shop/provisional-life/
San Telmo Museum –
Provisional Life is part of Gabriela Cendoya Bergareche Collection of photobooks in San Telmo Museum in San Sebastian Spain.
Gabriela Cendoya Bergareche is a collector of photobooks and a regular writer about the subject. In 2017, she gave her collection to San Telmo Museum in San Sebastian for storing and exhibiting. To have Provisional Life in her collection is a great honour and confirmation for Rannveig´s contribution to the discussion about refugees.
To visit the website, go to: https://www.santelmomuseoa.eus/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=5&id=12020&Itemid=292&lang=en
Jórunn Sigurðardóttir, RÚV –
Myndir Rannveigar eru afar sterkar og segja hver og ein margar sögur.
Fyrr á þessu ári sendi Rannveig Einarsdóttir félagssálfræðingur og ljósmyndari, sem er búsett í Berlín, frá sér einkar fallega ljósmyndabók sem ber titilinn Provisional Life. Myndirnar tók Rannveig á fjögurra ára tímabili af íbúum á flóttamannaheimili í Berlín.
Myndir Rannveigar eru afar sterkar og segja hver og ein margar sögur. „Það tók tíma að vinna trúnað fólksins, að þau treysti mér til að misnota ekki myndirnar.“ Oft þurftu samskiptin að fara fram án orða og það var stundum jafnvel gott, „vegna þess að við horfum fyrir vikið meira á hvort annað, skynjum hvort annað miklu betur en ef við hefðum haft samskipti með orðum.“
Mikill tími fór í það að hanna bókina og fékk Rannveig hollenskan hönnuð, Sybren (SYB) KUIPER, sér til aðstoðar. Í sameiningu ákváðu þau að kaflaskipta bókinni þannig að hún skyldi hefjast á umhverfinu án fólks um leið og aðstæður manneskjunnar sem hefur skapað sér þetta ákveðna rými. Hér má skoða nokkrar myndir úr bókinni Provisional Life.
Hér fyrir neðan má hlusta á lengri útgáfu af samtalinu við Rannveigu.
https://www.ruv.is/frett/markmidid-ad-syna-einstaklinga
Syb –
A book of resilience and life power
On his Instagram account, as part of a series he calls POSSIBLE BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT #62, Syb, the designer of Provisional Life, published a video of the book and he had this to say about the pictures:
A book of resilience and life power. Images from a refugee home in Berlin. Not only focusing on the hardship and gloom but mostly on the amazing capability of people to make even the most unsuitable places a home, to maintain their daily rituals and dignity and especially the life force of children who do what they do best, being children. @re.photowork
href=“https://www.instagram.com/p/CAhvJSol3gE/“>Syb Photo Books
Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir, Fréttablaðið –
Bið og von flóttamanna í Berlín
Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir fjallaði um bók Rannveigar í Fréttablaðinu og tók viðtal við hana. Í byrjun greinarinnar segir Kolbrún: „Provisional Life er ljósmyndabók eftir Rannveigu Einarsdóttur, ljósmyndara og félagssálfræðing, en hún er búsett í Berlín. Ljósmyndirnar eru teknar á þriggja ára tímabili og sýna fólk sem þurfti að flýja heimaland sitt og búa tímabundið á flóttamannaheimili í Þýskalandi. Portrettmyndir eru af íbúunum, myndir af daglegu lífi þeirra og herbergjunum sem þau bjuggu í.“
Greinina má sjá hér. Viðtal í Fréttablaðinu
Fotografia Europea –
Provisional Life on Fotografia Europea in Reggio Emilia, Italy
It is a great honour that Provisional Life is part of the exhibition „Home is where one starts from“ in Palazzo da Mosto, Via Giovanni Battista Mari, 7, from 21. May to 4. July.
Fotografia Europea is an international cultural festival dedicated to contemporary photography. The festival, created in 2006, is promoted by the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani and the Municipality of Reggio Emilia. Fotografia Europea uses photography as a tool to reflect upon the complexity of the contemporary living following the lesson of the local photographer Luigi Ghirri.
A link to the exhibition is here. Fotografia Europea 2021 | Home is where one starts from
FiLBooks –
Provisional Life sold by FiLBooks Istanbul
The first bookshop in Turkey to offer Provisional Life is FiLBooks in Istanbul. It is in the Karaköy area of Istanbul, the photographer and visual story teller Cemre Yesil Gonenli founded the bookstore and coffee shop in 2015.
Buybook –
Provisional Life now sold in Sarajevo by Buybook
Probably the best bookshop in Sarajevo has agreed to offer Provisional Life in the shop. Situated in the centre of the city, Buybook is not only an important publisher but also a top spot to look for great books as well as to enjoy a good cup of coffee.