Baan, Iwan, 1975- photographer, illustrator.

Momentum of light / Iwan Baan, Francis Kéré.

Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Muller Publishing, [2021]
©2021

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 33 x 25 cm

Across the African continent, but especially in the sub-Saharan regions the light provided by the sun has a particularly stark quality, which becomes most apparent in relation to age-old buildings and in the way in which it shapes daily routines. Without relying on artificial light, architecture had to both make use of the sun light to create a light source within a building, yet also protect those living in the houses from the intensity of it. This has resulted in vernacular architecture that works with very few or small openings that render the inside of a building near pitch black while the outside is illuminated by direct sunshine that bears down mercilessly. 0On the initiative of the lighting company Zumtobel Group, photographer Iwan Baan and architect Francis Kere set out to capture how the sun's natural light cycle shapes vernacular architecture with little to no artificial light sources in Burkina Faso. They travelled to three exemplary locations: Communal compounds in Gando, the main mosque of Bobo Dioulasso and the terraced houses in Dano utilising pots to create skylights. Baan's pictures are accompanied by architectural sketches by Francis Kere, who himself grew up in this light environment and whose architecture is inspired by it. The stunning photographs are printed in a special technique to give a sense of being immersed in the very light conditions that are being documented.

9783037786864 (paperback)
3037786868 (paperback)

Baan, Iwan, 1975-
Architectural photography Burkina Faso.
Vernacular architecture Burkina Faso Pictorial works.
Light in architecture Pictorial works.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative Pictorial works.
Photographie d'architecture Burkina Faso.
Architecture vernaculaire Burkina Faso Ouvrages illustrés.
Lumière en architecture Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture
Light in architecture
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

photobooks.
Pictorial works
Photobooks.
Livres de photographies.

Kéré, Diébédo Francis, 1965- author, illustrator.
Brun, Haller, book designer.

Location: Library main 315817
Call No.: 315817
Status: Available