Kai Wiedenhöfer
Place/date of birth: Schwenningen, 1966
Field of activity: Middle East, focus on Gaza and Palestinian
experience
Homepage: www.steidlville.com
Project shown in exhibition
Operation Cast Lead (2008/09): Wiedenhöfer shot the aftermath of ‘Operation Cast Lead’ in Gaza. He made architectural shots of destruction, as well as formal, straight portraits of maimed and wounded people. After his publication and exhibition called ‘The Book of Destruction’ Wiedenhöfer was accused of anti-Semitism.