Palm Trees. A dream, a hope, an escape from everyday life. Where palms grow, paradise is not far away. With candles and ashtrays in the shape of palms or a glitter palm in an ice-cream sundae, we take a bit of it home - an admission that we dream a dream of great happiness, combined with a genial petty bourgeois mentality. Alf Trojan's private collection of palms, with over 1500 objects, is a total work of art. It shows how the palm as a motif has remained unchanged, but that the longing connected with it has again and again sought new contexts over the course of time. This book is a journey of discovery through the facets of a culture of longing and a collecting mania.
| ISBN: | 9783735605511 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2020 |
| Author: | Sabine Danek, Nele Gülck |
| Publisher: | Kerber an imprint of Kerber Verlag |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Kerber Verlag |
| Genres: |
Individual photographers Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Nature in art |