THIS IS THE VERY FIRST PHOTOBOOK AUCTION ON CATAWIKI - dedicated entirely to the world of the former "DDR"/"GDR" ("GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC" or "EAST GERMANY") which existed from 1949 to 1990. Still largely undiscovered and unexplored, this field offers a wealth of fascinating discoveries for collectors. 5Uhr30.com presents exceptional works by renowned and emerging artists, survey works, compelling monographs, as well as extraordinarily rare small vintage catalogues, vintage children’s books and vintage factory photobooks; signed publications, posters, and much more. RARE OPPORTUNITY to purchase the FANTASTIC SECOND BOOK by well-known East-German photographer Barbara Metselaar Berthold (1951-2024) from 2010 - in BRANDNEW CONDITION + SIGNED. This book is one of only two books Barbara Metselaar Berthold made during lifetime (the other one was her first book "Kratzen am Beton. 68er in der DDR? "from 2008 which i am also offering - signed by the artist - in this auction). Signed by the artist in the year of the publication = VINTAGE SIGNATURE. I GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SIGNATURE AND THE FACT THAT THIS SIGNATURE IS VINTAGE. New, mint, unread. Still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher`s plastic foil; only opened once for signature. COLLECTOR'S COPY. "Barbara Metselaar Berthold is among the graduates of the renowned Leipzig Academy of Graphic and Book Arts, though she belongs to those cohorts who received solid technical training there rather than an artistic imprint. All the more impressive, then, are the free photographic works she created after arriving in (East) Berlin. Socially critical street scenes, portrait series of her large circle of friends, disconcerting views of the legendary “scene life” of Prenzlauer Berg, and finally a retreat into an ever more hermetic world of deliberate distance: few have made their inner state of mind in confronting the GDR system as legible in images as Barbara Metselaar Berthold, who left the country for the West in 1984. After a long period of reorientation, she once again produced images in her characteristically laconic, “note-taking” style—now often created on extensive travels and, of course, in color. The attempt undertaken in this book to directly juxtapose photographs from the GDR era with those from her later life in the West probes beyond the obvious ruptures for the quiet continuities within such a changeful biography. An extraordinarily earnest act of self-questioning." (from the publisher) Like always we guarantee detailed and accurate descriptions, 100% transport protection, 100% transport insurance, and of course, combined shipping - worldwide. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS THIS UNIQUE CHANCE! Brought to you exclusively by 5Uhr30.com, Cologne, Germany. Lukas Verlag, Berlin. 2010. First edition, first printing. Hardback (as issued). 300 x 240 mm. 132 pages. 132 photos. Photos: Barbara Metselaar Berthold. Text in German. Very rare second book by Barbara Metselaar Berthold, well-known photographer from the "DDR/GDR", in perfect condition - signed by the artist in the year of the publication. Barbara Metselaar Berthold was born in 1951 in Pleißa, Saxony. Studied social psychology (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and photography (Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig). Worked as a freelance photographer in Berlin/GDR. In 1984, emigrated to West Berlin and began working with video. Since 1990, cinematographer, director, and producer of documentary films.