Jan Banning
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Jan Banning was born in the Netherlands
in 1954 from Dutch-East-Indies parents. He studied social and economic history at the University of Nijmegen, and has been working as a photographer since 1981. The central theme of Banning's practice is state power
, having produced series about the long-term consequences of war and the world of government bureaucracy
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 1954 from Dutch-East-Indies parents. He studied social and economic history at the University of Nijmegen, and has been working as a photographer since 1981. The central theme of Banning's practice is state power
State power
State power may refer to:*Police power, the capacity of a state to regulate behaviours and enforce order within its territory*Government force, state coercion to induce conforming social results* The extroverted concept of power in international relations...
, having produced series about the long-term consequences of war and the world of government bureaucracy
Bureaucracy
A bureaucracy is an organization of non-elected officials of a governmental or organization who implement the rules, laws, and functions of their institution, and are occasionally characterized by officialism and red tape.-Weberian bureaucracy:...
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Selected books
- Banning, Jan. Viet Nam: Doi Mo’i. Amsterdam: FOCUS, 1993. ISBN 9072216385.
- Banning, Jan. Traces of War: Survivors of the Burma and Sumatra Railways. London: Trolley, 2005. ISBN 1904563465. A publication of photographs and interviews between Banning and 24 DutchDutch peopleThe Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
and IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n men including the photographer's father who were forced to build railroads for the Japanese during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. - Banning, Jan, and Will Tinnemans. Bureaucratics. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2008. ISBN 9781590052327.
- Banning, Jan. Bouwwerk: Mensen maken het museum (Construction Work: People Make the Museum). Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 2009. ISBN 9789071450297.