Permanent Error (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783791345208)

The most recent publication from the award-winning photographer Pieter Hugo reveals the devastating consequences of toxic waste on one community in Africa. In his previous well-received volumes of photographs, Hugo offers unflinching yet striking portraits of humans, animals, societies, and landscapes that shock and disturb, but also demand our attention. In Permanent Error, he documents a garbage dump in Ghana that has become the repository for discarded computers from around the world. These haunting images document the true cost of a misguided policy-the shipping of millions of tons of obsolete computers to developing countries. The computers are burned to extract valuable metals, effectively turning the site into a toxic wasteland that contaminates air, soil, and groundwater for miles around. These amazing portraits tell a story of a marginal community overwhelmed by poverty, but where human strength and resilience shine through the inhuman conditions Hugo lays bare.

Author: Pieter Hugo
ISBN-10: 3791345206
ISBN-13: 9783791345208
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2011
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.21lbs
Size: 11.62h x 9.73w x 0.67d