Wout Berger — Giflandschap / Poisoned landscape
Amsterdam: Fragment Uitgeverij. First edition, first printing. 71 pp., 27 x 34. Text in Dutch and English. Condition: New. Minimal toning; else fine; Includes original signed print. Perfect bound. Giflandschap / Poisoned landscape is a large-scale photographic project by Wout Berger. Between 1988 and 1990, Berger visited 1200 chemical waste dumps across the Netherlands, eventually recording 170 of them. The book highlights the striking contrast between beautiful, seemingly innocent landscapes and the toxic reality of carcinogenic materials buried beneath the ground. It features numerous illustrations and is presented in both Dutch and English.