Fascism and Apocalyptic

Photobook by Roberto Aguirrezabala

Fascism and Apocalyptic is a photobook in magazine format that explores the correlation between the 1918 flu and the rise of fascism in Germany. This work arises after investigating the economic, social and ideological effects of the 1918 flu, which a hundred years ago caused fifty million deaths at the end of the First World War. These considerations are intertwined narratively with the symbols of the Apocalypse of Saint John or Book of Revelations, in a special German edition of 1920. The analogies between the 1918 influenza and the current COVID-19 pandemic are evident and alert us resounding the apocalyptic echoes, in its most catastrophic sense, but also revealing, of the dangerous speech of the extreme right rising around the world.

Credits

Photographs: Roberto Aguirrezabala

Concept, edition and design: Roberto Aguirrezabala

Taking part in photographs: Natalia Santos

Make-up and hairstyling: Estíbaliz Moyano

Printing: Laboratorio para el Arte by Estudios Durero

Art project financed by: VEGAP Assistance and Cultural Fund

This publication was supported by: Maraka, Bilbao 700 Foundation and Bilbao Council for the Azokartean project

Description

Number of pages: 28 pages

Languages: English

Binding: unsewn pages, in magazine format

Measurements: 30 x 45 x 0,5 cm

Edition: 200 copies

Publication date: November 2020

ISBN: 978-84-09-25088-2

Legal Deposit: BI 01712-2020

Price: 9,00 € (VAT included)