Afghanistan pictures from another world
Fotografien von Helmut R. Schulze
Deutsches Historisches Museum
Helmut R. Schulze: Mit sich und dem Koran allein in der großen Moscheenanlage
© 2002 Helmut R. Schulze
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These impressive photographs take the viewer into a strange and distant world that at the same time affects us oppressively Afghanistan.
Taken between 2002 and 2007, the pictures show a country involved in the turmoil of radical change. The fearful consequences of the war, and the destruction of the country's cultural heritage (as in the vandalised Buddhas of Bamiyan), have been captured as they occurred. Also shown are cultural monuments like the mosque district of Mazar-e Sharif, landscapes that are thousands of years old and natural marvels like the Blue Lakes. But the main focus of the photographer's interest is always on human beings their daily life, their concerns and their suffering.
On his travels through Afghanistan Helmut R. Schulze visited hospitals and schools, accompanied German soldiers on their patrols and penetrated regions that today are no longer accessible. These impressive images, which give us an authentic picture of Afghanistan in these years, are the result.
Artist(s)
Helmut R. Schulze
Curator(s)
Helmut R. Schulze
Duration of the exhibition
9.10. - 14.12.2008
Vernissage
8.10.2008, 19 h
Opening times
Mo-So 10-18 h
Location
Deutsches Historisches Museum
Unter den Linden 2
10117 Berlin
T 0049 30 203040
Public transport connections
S Hackescher Markt; S Friedrichstraße; U Französische Straße; U Hausvogteiplatz; U Friedrichstraße; Bus 100, 200 Lustgarten, Staatsoper