CREATED BY - STEFANO SAMA & ROB SCHOFIELD
GENRE - PHOTOS OF THE BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE OF BELGRADE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - UNITED KINGDOM
A5/24 PAGES/BLACK & WHITE/PAMPHLET/CARD COVERS/LIMITED TO 50 COPIES
PRICE - £5.00 + SHIPPING FROM UHMZINES ETSY STORE
Following on from the first four issues in the International Brutalism series (read my review here), this time around Stefano Sama compiles striking monochrome photographs of the streets of Belgrade, taken by Rob Schofield in 2019.
As expected from an Eastern European country, the older architecture is monolithic and soaring, built to convey power rather than beauty, and clearly influenced by other Brutalist buildings such as London's Trellick Tower, as can be seen in the cover photo of the Western City Gate. By contrast, the architecture of New Belgrade is futuristic and functional, with cleaner and sleeker lines.
Like Sama's other ongoing Brutalist photography series "Brutal", the zine is crisply produced with minimal text to allow the stark photographs to be enjoyed without distraction. Still some of the best Brutalism-themed zines on the market, this series, and the aforementioned "Brutal", are all highly recommended.
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