SAADANE AFIF

French conceptual artist Saâdane Afif has gathered hundreds of postcards picturing fountains, thereby constructing an almost daily h istory of the year 1917. With the development in the early 20th century of mechanical pumps and indoor plumbing, even the most provi ncial European town could boast a fountain that was no longer functional but purely decorative. Afif connects these advancements to parallel progress in photography and its reproduction, as well as the expansion of the postal service. Altogether, the book with its fascinat...[Read more]