JENS OLOF LASTHEIN: HOME AMONG BLACK HILLS odd encounters

odd encounters

Essays by Simon Baker

Koudelka moved freely between different villages and encampments during the Sixties and early Seventies

Directed by Klein himself

He gave up his conformist but unsatisfying desk job at the Ministry of Building

JENS OLOF LASTHEIN: HOME AMONG BLACK HILLS odd encountersWhile growing into one of the biggest European centers of coal and steel, Charleroi in Belgium was populated by migrant workers coming from many countries. Today overgrown slag heaps and closed down steelworks remind of the citys heyday. Jens Olof Lasthein walks the streets to discover the power and spirit of present day Charleroi. 81 color panoramic images Text by Jens Olof Lasthein, Samir Nya, Manolo Calvo Text translation: Angela Brewer, Xavier