Date: Thursday 5 October 2006
Location: Mermaid Theatre, London

In the week after the Twin Towers fell, N.Y. photographer Joel Meyerowitz tried to take pictures of the site. He was stopped by a police officer who said it was a crime scene and no photographs were allowed. This proved to be a remarkable turning point for Joel. He successfully battled to get access to the site and went on to record 3,000 images all of which have been donated to the Museum of the City of New York.

His breathtaking colour photographs document the wreckage in vivid detail, followed by the demolition, excavation and removal of 2 million tonnes of debris. There is a sense of the conflicting scale of the wreckage: the human scale, city scale and not least, nature’s scale in its fractured relationship to architecture. His recently published book ‘Aftermath’ is a historic and compelling record showing over 400 images along with his thoughts and observations.

Joel, born in 1938, is one of the most important photographers
of his generation. He was one of a small group of photographers who in the 50s and 60s was instrumental in changing attitudes towards colour photography. An innovator and highly influential teacher, he has won innumerable awards and is perhaps best known for his pioneering colour photographs of architecture, light and space.

www.joelmeyerowitz.com

Thursday 5 October 2006
7.45pm – 9.15pm
The Mermaid Theatre
Puddle Dock
Blackfriars
London EC4V 3DB
Tube: Blackfriars

Prices:
£12 D&AD Members
£15 Non-Members
£6 Students