KORPUS 18 Uta Beyer
Uta Beyer is a German documentary photographer based in Tbilisi since 2009. Being concerned with issues of habitat and belonging as well as the material world of objects and things, her research and practice focus on exploring everyday life in the city of Tbilisi. Uta is an MA graduate in Sociology and Economics from the University of Cologne, and an MA graduate in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of the Arts London, London College of Communication. www.utabeyer.com Cover Design: Uta Beyer & Siesta Publishing Photo of the artist: Gocha Nemsadze
KORPUS 18 is a Soviet era apartment block built in 1981 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The building was the first of several dozens to be finished in the area in the early 1980s. KORPUS 18 is a 9-floor concrete housing complex with 7 staircases, each leading to 18 apartment, it is home to 126 families. This book portrays 18 families in Korpus 18 in 2011, 30 years after its construction.
ISBN 978-9941-443-42-8