Booklaunch: Amidst the fire, I am not burnt – De Cleene De Cleene

Amidst the fire, I am not burnt

Book launch: 22 March, 20h. 019

De Cleene De Cleene

Roma publications 462

In April 1872, Vesuvius erupted in a violent cataclysm. It is considered to be the first volcanic eruption ever photographed. Major eruptions have followed since, with the next eruption dangerously looming. Each eruption leads to the next cataclysm, each period of quietude to forgetfulness and complacency.

Amidst the fire, I am not burnt is a surface reading of the iconic landscape shaped by Vesuvius. It researches the different temporalities, scientific and popular approaches, historic and present-day photographic representations, and stories inscribed in this cyclical landscape.

Part of Documenting Objects, a research project at KASK & Conservatorium, School of Arts Gent.