Der Baum des Paradieses : Die sammlung von Alf Trojan = The tree of paradise : the collection of Alf Trojan /
Palms. Visions of the good life. 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, combi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld, Germany :
Kerber Verlag,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Palms. Visions of the good life. 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. The publication is a journey of discovery through the facets of a culture of longing and a collecting mania. |
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| Physical Description: | 95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9783735605511 3735605516 |