Solar Safari by Pieterjan Ginckels - 9789490800772

Name: Solar Safari by Pieterjan Ginckels - 9789490800772
Brand: APE

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Solar SafariAuthor(s): Pieterjan Ginckels\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: APE, Belgium\nImprint: APE\nISBN-13: 9789490800772, 978-9490800772\nSynopsis\nSOLAR SAFARI hunts down Belgiums finest photovoltaic compositions. When you flip through this lookbook of domestic scalps, the echoes of fomo, fitspo and avocado toast greet you in endless variations. \n\nIn line with PJGs previous works and performances, SOLAR SAFARI is all about cultural archaeology and technological critique. Target of the project is the privately owned and installed photovoltaic panel. PJG takes a field trip across Belgium, documenting the haphazard solar panel configurations on private rooftops, providing us with a quasi-exhaustive number of compositions trouves. \n\nHis photographic evidence, paired with Instagram-mined wordiness, transforms and criticizes the footage on the different levels at play. Complementing this chunk of geometric superficialism is an overview of Speed Trips, the performative sightseei.