Ian Farrell Bücher

This anthology investigates the turn in art not only towards archives and histories, the relics of modernities past, but toward the phenomena, in themselves, of haunting and the activation of memory. It looks at a wide array of artistic relationships to memory association, repetition and reappearance, as well as forms of active forgetting. Its discussions encompass artworks from the late 1940s onward, ranging from reperformances such as Marina Abramovic's Seven Easy Pieces (embodied resurrections of decades-removed performance pieces by her contemporaries) to the inanimate trace of memory Robert Morris assigns to his free-form felt pieces, which forget in their present configurations their previous slides and falls.

Are you eager to capture the perfect sunset or elevate your holiday photography? This comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for taking, processing, and printing sharper, more vibrant images. With expert tips from Ian Farrell, you'll progress from camera basics to advanced darkroom techniques through 52 step-by-step projects, covering portraits, landscapes, still-life, fast-moving subjects, and live events. The easy-to-follow instructions introduce you to the latest software for retouching blemishes, restoring old photos, and enhancing colors to achieve professional-quality results. Reflecting current online trends, the guide also offers insights on selling images through agencies, high-quality printing, and creating your own coffee-table book. Packed with technical tips, professional interviews, troubleshooting techniques, and over 400 inspiring images, this guide serves as an ultimate master class in digital photography. Key topics include portrait and landscape photography, street and wildlife photography, dynamic live action, special effects, macro photography, travel and wedding photography, digital darkroom techniques, color management, sharpening, high dynamic range, skin smoothing, printing, portfolio creation, and preparing for your first exhibition.

A classic novel by a Booker Prize-winning author'One of the most outstanding novelists of his generation' SPECTATOR

A love story and a war story: a modern classic from Booker prize-winner J.G. Farrell

'For a novel to be witty is one thing, to tell a good story is another, to be serious is yet another, but to be all three is surely enough to make it a masterpiece' New Statemsan

It had been so many generations since the mage-lights were last seen that they'd become the stuff of legend. But for seventeen-year-old Jenna Aoire legend became reality one night on Knobtop Hill when she found the stone--not much more than a large pebble yet there was something about it that drew her. And then the mage-lights filled the sky, bringing trouble and magic with them that would irrevocably alter Jenna's life.

1919: Major Brendan Archer, nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs aus der englischen Armee entlassen, reist an die irische Ostküste, um seine Verlobte zu heiraten. Das Wiedersehen mit der Tochter des Besitzers des Hotels Majestic verläuft allerdings gänzlich anders als erhofft, zumal die Verlobte bald darauf verstirbt. In der Zwischenzeit aber hat sich der Major bereits auf die verbliebene Schar von Katzen, skurrilen Dienern und Bewohnern eingelassen und wird immer tiefer in den Sog des Verfalls des riesigen ehemaligen Prachthotels und seines polternden Besitzers Edward Spencer hineingezogen. Die brillante, von absurdem Humor durchzogene Erzählung spielt vor dem Hintergrund der entscheidenden Jahre Irlands auf dem Weg, zur Teilung des Landes. Die unerschöpflichen Facetten dieses jahrhundertealten Konflikts spiegeln sich wider in den verschiedenen Standpunkten der sehr lebensnah gezeichneten Figuren. Posthum mit dem Man Booker Prize ausgezeichnet, bietet sich nun auch dem deutschen Leser die Gelegenheit zur Begegnung mit einem vollendeten Stilisten und großen Erzähler.