Chicago, a Tale of Two Cities

Download or read book Chicago, a Tale of Two Cities written by Jérôme De Perlinghi and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of photographs shot in Chicago from 2011 to 2018 with a selection of 200 images. From Oak Park to Lake Michigan, from Evanston to the border with Indiana, this books represents over 15,000 miles of walks through the city. Two texts written by Thomas Thorp and Fabrice Rouselot will give the readers all the details they need about the project. It is important to show photographs that do question our vision and understanding of the world. Chicago is the third largest city in America, on the surface, one of the most pleasant. Yet, at the same time, the dualities of light and dark are ever more present. In this book I am the true outsider -no family ties like in Shanghai- trying to make sense of the world through the use of photography is the ultimate goal. By trying to be somewhat invisible, the street photographer wants to blend in the crowd, but like in any large city, tensions can rise -I am usually only a few feet away from my subjects. Surprisingly these tense moments are not with the people struggling to survive, rather with the high society and privileged, the people in charge. Though the streets belong to everyone and the moving scenes are for any photographer to grab, some would like to control the message. Making certain to cross the path of many, taking time to acknowledge and walking through the wards of the city, it is a tale of two Americas. Why are we so divided as a country and remote from each other? Can "Chicago, A Tale of Two Cities" encourage us to be more responsive to some of our existential questions in life?