Global warning

Abstract

For more than fifty years British photographer Martin Parr has photographed the absurdities of the contemporary world, from the frenzy of over-consumption and the ravages of mass tourism to humanity's increasing reliance on technology and our complex relationship with the animal kingdom. Published in association with the Jeu de Paume, Global Warning offers a reinterpretation of Martin Parr's work in a time of widespread global disorder. Showcasing many of Parr's most renowned images alongside rarely published hidden gems, Global Warning presents more than five decades of incisive visual commentary from one of the world's most celebrated photographers.

Contents

Global warning : introduction / by Quentin Bajac -- Leisure & wastelands -- Martin Parr's small world and globetrotters / by Jean-François Staszak -- Small world -- Last chance to buy! -- Shop till you drop! / by Roberta Sassatelli -- The animal kingdom -- Where have the animals gone? / by Violette Pouillard -- Technology addiction -- À la recherche du temps mort, or, The networked organ's tale / by Adam Greenfield.