Architecture of an Existential Threat [Hardcover]

&The country is home to close to one million public and private shelters. Reynolds spent three years photographing some of these spaces, documenting structures ranging from basements and empty concrete rooms to open-air bomb shelters and convertible parking garages, in an attempt to create what he calls a broad cultural and geographical typology of the shelter spaces. These photographs reveal the normalcy of survival in the most extreme situations. His [Adam Reynolds] perspective sheds light on the a country constantly under threat and the beauty in versatile efforts make these spaces residential. The bomb shelters were created in 1948 as a protection tactic against threats from their enemies.Reynolds photographs reveal how Israelis have creatively integrated these rooms into their everyday lives. This is the first book which offers a broad cultural and geographical typology of shelter spaces in Israel The fantastic photographs seek to straddle the distinct worlds of fine art and reportage exploring ideas of modern Israeli identity The photographer approaches the interiors with a careful and patient eye to the aesthetic composition of the space, in the historical tradition of architectural photography, with the goal to offer the viewer the empty space for personal reflection and contemplationFrom its foundation in 1948, the state of Israel has felt isolated and under threat from enemies. This collective siege mentality manifests itself with over 1 million public and private shelters. The Israelis have integrated these 'Doomsday spaces' into their everyday life and transformed them into spaces that look like normal dance studios, bars or temples. For many people in Israel who live with a personal history of exile and persecution, these shelters are the architecture of an existential threat both real and perceived.Adam Reynolds shot the images in this book over the course of three years, from 2013 to 2015. The photographs offer a broad cultural and geographical tlC]