In his TEDx Talk Christoph confronts us with the absurdity of war. “In my experience, the two most significant features of war are horror and absurdity,†says Christoph who with this talk shares some experiences and perspectives very few people have gathered. Christoph Bangert was born in a rural part of Western Germany in 1978. He studied photography at the Fachhochschule Dortmund and at the International Center of Photography, New York. Christoph was a semi-professional rally driver for four years and in 2002 shipped an old green Land Rover from Germany to Buenos Aires. In the next six months, he drove from Argentina to New York City, a distance of 22,000 miles. In his first book titled “Travel Notes†Christoph captured his journey. Since his first trip, Christoph has worked in Palestine, Japan, Darfur, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the US, Lebanon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Iraq. In the latter country, he spent about nine months in 2005 and 2006 on assignment for the The New York Times. A collection of Christophs work from Iraq can be found in “IRAQ: The Space Betweenâ€. In his critically acclaimed book “War Pornâ€, he examines the way our society deals with horrific images. His most recent work “Hello camel†confront us with the absurdity of war. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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