Uncovering the stories of the designers who built fascinating architectural marvels during the Soviet regime, Soviet Bus Stops is an ode to the power of individual creativity that would not be suppressed. "…entertaining at the same time as it puts the stops into a historical context, I loved it…" — Tue Steen Müller, Filmkommentaren The Curious World of Soviet Bus Stops By Janna Dotschkal Published February 24, 2016 • 7 min read On a long-distance bicycle trip from London to St. Petersburg in 2002, photographer Chris Herwig.
Photographing the brutally beautiful bus stops of the former Soviet
Culture Jan 03 2018 Alexandra Guzeva Follow Russia Beyond on Telegram A book of more than 200 photographs sheds light on the hidden architectural gems of Soviet-era bus stops. The practical. Soviet Bus Stops is the most comprehensive and diverse collection of Soviet bus stop design ever assembled, including examples from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus and Estonia. Hundreds of thousands of bus stops were built during the Soviet Union, often following centralized design rules, but sometimes not. In recent years the term Soviet Bus Stops, coined by photographer Christopher Herwig, covers these examples of architecture and road design that were built between 1960s-1980s. The book represents the most comprehensive and diverse collection of Soviet bus stop design ever assembled from: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. With a foreword by writer, critic and television presenter Jonathan Meades Access-restricted-item
Soviet Bus Stops Christopher Herwig's photos reveal surprising
1 / 21 Chris Herwig Kazakhstan-Taraz The cover shot is from Taraz, Kazakhstan. For the book, Herwig photographed more than 150 bus stops in 13 different countries. He estimates that over the. Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig . During a bike ride from London to St. Petersburg in 2002, Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig found himself fascinated by the unique architecture of. Soviet Bus Stops, by Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig with a foreword by Meades, is brimming with pyramids and arches, domes and vaults, improbable structural feats that often appear to. When you see his photos, you can understand why Christopher Herwig spent 12 years traveling through the former Soviet Union, taking pictures of Soviet-era bu.
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The local bus stop proved to be fertile ground for local artistic experimentation in the Soviet period, and was built seemingly without design restrictions or budgetary concerns. The result is an astonishing variety of styles and types across the region, from the strictest Brutalism to exuberant whimsy. "Several of the most creative designs I. Herwig's ambitious bus stop series spanned 13 former Soviet states: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia,.
May 4, 2018 Editor's note: This article was published before the coronavirus pandemic, and may not reflect the current situation on the ground. After stumbling across a peculiarly artistic bus stop in Lithuania, photographer Christopher Herwig began seeking out these ex-Soviet relics with intent. In the Soviet era, far from being generic and uninspiring, these uniquely styled bus stops were very personal to the artists behind them; according to Jonathan Meades, the norm was 'wild going on savage.'
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SOVIET BUS STOPS. Kristoffer Hegnsvad / Canada, Denmark / 2023 / 57 min / World Premiere. Fascinating road trip through the former Soviet Union in an adventurous hunt for unique, poetic bus stops and their creators. In the former Soviet Union, art and architecture were tightly controlled. Buildings and monuments were determined from above, but. The Western Pamirs. The GBAO, in the west anyway, is a hotbed of Soviet bus stop excitement. With every small village, a new design. Motifs and emblems are tweaked here and there, with Marco Polo Sheep and their enormous horns evidently a popular subject in the area. A prominant Marco Polo Sheep on one end of a particularly large and dominant.
