
Blueprint 2017-20
- Publisher
- Kult Books
- Year
- 2021
- ISBN
- 978-91-984059-4-1
- Specifications
- OTA bound paperback with coloured edges
17 x 25.5 cm
304 pages
212 photographs
Duotone offset printing
First edition of 800 copies
Essay by Lucy Soutter
Designed by Janne Riikonen and Norman Behrendt
Blueprint 2017-20 explores how the mass media has influenced political debates and democratic processes during the process of Brexit. Norman Behrendt's photographs of Brexit-related video material examine what sort of imagery is used to influence people by stirring up deep-seated attitudes around national pride, immigration and lack of control. The blue color of the cyanotypes reflects the invisible influence of the European Union on the United Kingdom. When Norman Behrendt arrived in London from Berlin in August 2017, he set out to document Britain in the period of its transition out of the EU. He crisscrossed the Remain-voting capital and its Brexit-voting outer suburbs by bicycle, foot and public transport. At night, Behrendt surfed the internet, making screengrabs from pro- and anti-Brexit videos on mainstream media, YouTube and social media sites. He immersed himself in official political messaging, amateur propaganda and personal video posts, giving equal attention to both sides of the debate.