Karten der Moderne

This unique collection brings together 100 original postcards from the former GDR—capturing a vanished everyday world of city centres and prefabricated housing estates, cultural centres and department stores.

With his distinctive eye for the architecture of East German Modernism, photographer Louis Volkmann reveals how postcards do more than simply represent a place—they document, tell stories and preserve memories. Many of the featured locations have since been transformed or disappeared altogether, evoking nostalgia, inspiring curiosity and offering a fresh perspective on a once-ubiquitous medium.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Dimension: 150 x 110 Mm
• Author: Louis Volkmann
• Publication date: March 2026
• Count: 100 pages