Palimpsest

by Benjamin Busch

English (Deutsch unten):

Palimpsest asks the question, “What happens to human artifice after the fact?” The photobook documents the author’s archaeological investigations of abandoned sites in and around Berlin, where Nature is cast in a central role.

Foreword by Manuel Wischnewski titled "Nascent Places". German, English. Published with Material Senescence (2014).

Benjamin Busch (b. 1987) is an architectural designer and photographer living in Berlin. Utilizing photography as an analytical method, he investigates complex fields of relations within the built environment.




Palimpsest stellt die „Was geschieht, wenn von Menschen geschaffene Räume ihre Nutzung verlieren?“ Das Fotobuch dokumentiert die Untersuchungen des Autors von verlassenen Orten in und um Berlin, wobei er der Natur eine zentrale Rolle gibt.

Vorwort von Manuel Wischnewski betitelt „Werdende Orte“. Deutsch, Englisch. Veröffentlicht mit Material Senescence (2014).

Benjamin Busch (geb. 1987) ist Fotograf und Architectural Designer in Berlin. Mit Hilfe der Fotografie, als analytische Methode, untersucht er komplexe Beziehungsfelder innerhalb der gebauten Umwelt.

72 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Benjamin Busch is an actor, writer, director and photographer. He served 16 years as an infantry and light armored reconnaissance officer in the United States Marine Corps, deploying to Iraq in 2003 and 2005. As an actor he is best know for his portrayal of Officer Anthony Colicchio in the HBO series The Wire, and he is the writer/director of the film, BRIGHT. He is the author of a memoir, Dust to Dust (Ecco/HarperCollins), and has published in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and North American Review among others. He has been a contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered and The Daily Beast. He lives in Reed City, Michigan with his wife and their two daughters.