by Piet Niemann (Photographer), Benedikt Crone (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), Jacob Van Rijs (Text by (Art/Photo Books))

Ghostly photographs of the world's fair exhibition grounds call to mind political promises of development

Two decades after the controversial Expo 2000, German photographer Piet Niemann (born 1991) revisited the fair's site to document its current state. Brutalist yet skeletal, these abandoned structures invoke a reflective view of the past and initiate reflections on responsible action in the future.