*** DEAD TRAFFIC was selected by Photo-Eye as one of the best books of 2012 ***
dienacht Publishing proudly presents: DEAD TRAFFIC by Kim Thue
This book is a raw and bewildering journey through the fringes of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone.
Shot over the course of two separate trips, Kim Thue spent 10 months living in close proximity to a notoriously rough area of the slums, digging deep into the livelihoods and emotions of his subjects. Through a visual stream of unsung tragedies, vulnerable integrity and chance encounters, his efforts leave us with an engaging account of a corner of the world normally unrevealed to most of us.
“Despite Sierra Leone being renowned for its brutal civil war, I didn’t have a hidden political agenda, a specific humanitarian issue or even a clear story in mind whilst making the book. I went to Freetown, not as a photojournalist, but as a stranger with a camera and an open heart. What I hope to have created is something the viewer can tune into emotionally. Something that hits a nerve without being coercive in nature, and without staking a monopoly on a specific kind of truth. A collection of images simply suggesting that the inextricable coexistence of beauty and dread is an ever present theme within this vigorous and inclement city.” – Kim Thue
“DEAD TRAFFIC is a strongly authored black and white experience, which cleverly invites you to lean into sharp places from start to finish.” – Clayton Maxwell, writer and photography critic at Eyemazing Magazine
Includes an interview by Luca Desienna, Co-owner and Chief Editor of Gomma Online and Gomma Books Ltd.
Please note: This is a Limited Edition book. Order now to secure one of only 1000 hand-numbered copies. Mail services might be quite slow this time of the year, so please be patient. If you wish faster delivery, please get in touch. Thank you!
Bookstores carrying DEAD TRAFFIC • AUSTRIA / Vienna » Buchhandlung Walther König im Museumsquartier • FRANCE / Paris » LE PLAC’ART PHOTO • GERMANY / Berlin » 25books, Kisch & Co, do you read me?! / Hamburg » Buchhandlung in den Deichtorhallen • Leipzig » Kapitaldruck • Café Lehmitz (online) • ITALY / Milan » Micamera – Lens-based Arts • UK / London » Donlon Books, Claire de Rouen, Photo8, Ti Pi Tin, LN-CC (online) • JAPAN » Flotsam Books (online), CMBMC (online) • THE NETHERLANDS / Amsterdam » Wonderbread, PhotoQ Bookshop • USA / Portland » Ampersand Vintage • Santa Fe » photo-eye • Distribution (Europe) » Anagram Books