Karten der Moderne spielen the economist

the economist

this model combines typical neon signs

A series grew with strange panoramas and claustrophobic rooms that highlight this place in a special way

style and passion

manchmal auch melancholisch – die ­Zitate variieren in ­Länge und Stil

Karten der Moderne spielen the economistArchitecture as a witness to history everyday life and utopian visions in postcard form. This unique collection brings together 100 original postcards from the former GDRcapturing a vanished everyday world of city centres and prefabricated housing estates, cultural centres and department stores. With his distinctive eye for the architecture of East German Modernism, photographer Louis Volkmann reveals how postcards do more than simply represent a