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The main exhibition of Noorderlicht 2003, as always accommodated in the historic Der Aa church, allows 45 photographers from The Netherlands and other countries to illuminate the increased interdependence, uniformity and inequality that is the consequence of the process of globalisation - a vital topic, as radical as it is elusive, visible as it is invisible. 'Global Detail' reports on the decisions that are taken in anonymous Western board rooms and the consequences for daily life in every corner of the world, on the residents of slums and wealthy residential neighbourhoods, looking at the same television images, on the laws of the market and the ideology of consumption, on the freedom (and restrictions) on the movement of people, goods, money and information, on power and powerlessness, and the carpet of logos that is laid over a world full of differences. 'Global Detail' is a kaleidoscopic trip around the world in over 300 photographs, done in the most diverse styles by photographers from different cultures. An estimated three-quarters of the participating photographers have never before shown in The Netherlands. Their work is new - as is, for that matter, the work of those who have previously shown here. The luxurious photobook Global Detail has been published to coincide with the show. It can be bought at main exhibition venues, at the bookstore and on this website. Almost all the photographs in the main exhibition Global Detail are also for sale. Information on availability, prices and where they can be purchased can be obtained at the ticket desk. Location: Der Aa-kerk, Akerkhof 2, Groningen |
