Confrontation between modern and ancient times : Imperium Romanum. Opus Extractum II - Alfred Seiland documents the influences of Roman culture, architecture and art in the 21st century. As a photobook at Hartmann Books
In the year 2006 A.D. Alfred Seiland set out on his project ”Imperium Romanum“. What started as an interesting assignment (by the New York Times Magazine) to accompany the shoot of the HBO Series ”Rome“ in Cinecittà, turned into a thorough, longterm photographic research of the remains of Roman culture, architecture, landscape, and art in the early 21st century.
“Under the supervision of world-class scientists, every piece of prop was literally remade as authentically as…