Paul Virilio - Bunker Archeology Werner Mahler

Paul Virilio - Bunker Archeology Werner MahlerSpector Books 2025 The reputation as an auteur that Paul Virilio (19322018) enjoys today derives from the work he did for his Bunker Archeology. When, in the second half of the 1950s, he began photographing abandoned Second World War bunkers along Frances Atlantic coast, he was working with glass as an artistic medium. In 1966, he presented his photographs to the public for the first time in the magazine architecture principe, which he co edited. At

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and the sort of social stasis (and static) that make all human activity and accomplishment look like a diorama in a museum of dreams

invoking contemplation and peace

ultimately interrogating the signifiers of violence embedded in such attire

The views and sights we see here reflect several legacies: from Raab’s own journey

unpacking the ways this work engages with and disrupts conversations around documentary photography

choosing to become an active part of the food chain and accepting her role as a predator

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The book’s structure is anchored by seven delicate gatefolds