Some books may have nothing to do with the mission of this portal, however, some may be of interesting for part of our viewers due to its indirect relation with polymer world; construction industry might be one of it.
COCOONS is the title of an interesting photography book just introduced to PIMI. What we can say in brief is that it is book from Peter Steinhauer a famous architectural photographer. The key words include: Architecture / Hong Kong / Photography, and the book is a Hardcover, 12 x 12 inches, 128 pages book.
Since 1993, Peter Steinhauer has documented the many facets of Asian culture, with a keen eye for architecture, urban landscape and man-made structures and environments. On his first visit to Hong Kong in 1994, arriving at the old Kai Tak International Airport, Steinhauer noticed a very large structure encaged in bamboo and swathed in yellow material–standing out beneath a canopy of clouds, glowing against the monochromatic, urban skyline. Hong Kong is the final stronghold of the bamboo scaffolders who once practiced their trade at construction sites throughout Asia.
Reproduced in this collectible book are 100 remarkable images that reflect Steinhauer’s fascination with these hauntingly beautiful and monumental edifices, their bamboo scaffolding draped in brightly hued mesh material. The title Cocoons is a natural choice for this body of work celebrating the giant, wrapped, cocoon-like structures, later to be unveiled ceremoniously, revealing for the first time the brand-new façades.
Peter Steinhauer is an award-winning photographer whose work has been published in the monographs, Vietnam: Portraits and Landscapes (2002) and Enduring Spirit of Vietnam (2007; foreword by Michael Kenna), named Best Photography Book of the Year by PDN. Represented by leading international galleries, his work is held in museums and in private, corporate and embassy collections. Born in Boulder, Colorado, Steinhauer lived in Asia for 20 years. He currently resides in San Francisco, California. A partial preview is available by clicking here: Cocoons
The book will be released by powerHouse Books in October 2018.
For more information, please contact:
Madison Morales
madison@powerhousebooks.com
