Book DescriptionGerman spa facilities are sites at which one can apparently be cured of chronic illnesses Whether they date from the 19th century, the post-war period, or today, these places are fast becoming leisure-time oases In a new series, LucindaDevlin has photographed the deserted interiors of these bathhouses, framing clinically sterile обяпж rooms meant for massages, baths, examinations, and relaxation These empty zones are silent testimonials to a healing industry that is thoughtfully tailored topeople, even while its equipment subjugates them completely Tellingly, they recall the rooms of Devlin's earlier series: the operating theaters, mortuaries, and autopsy rooms in Corporal Arenas and the U S execution chambers in The Omega Suites With her coolly remote photographs, Devlin presents the relationships between people and institutions, and then shows how certain facilities depersonalize those relationships Water Rites conveys an insightful view into the--typically German?--mentality and source of our institutionalized humanity Essay by Michael Mackenzie Clothbound, 9 75 x 11 in /112 pgs / 48 color.  complet2004 г 112 стр ISBN 3882439289.