Kurt Hollander
Kurt Hollander is a writer and fine art/documentary photographer
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The Uncertain Future of Colombia’s Museum of Memory
The Uncertain Future of Colombia’s Museum of Memory
Originally envisioned as a center for collective memory and mourning amid the country’s 70-year armed conflict, the building still sits empty in the middle of Bogotá.
Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia - Progressive.org
Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia - Progressive.org
Another country in South America navigates U.S. pressure, accusations of drug trafficking, and aerial attacks.
Environmental Havoc Is Making Colombia’s Mosquitoes Deadlier
Environmental Havoc Is Making Colombia’s Mosquitoes Deadlier
Colombia hosts many of the world’s most dangerous species of mosquitoes. Climate change is making them more prevalent.
The Cursed Island - Progressive.org
The Cursed Island - Progressive.org
The U.S. military-industrial complex gets its hands on Colombia’s jewel of biodiversity, long considered sacred ancestral land.
The Politics of Bullets and Bombs - Truthdig
The Politics of Bullets and Bombs - Truthdig
The Global Reach of Colombia’s Private Security Firms
The Global Reach of Colombia’s Private Security Firms
In response to violent drug gangs, Colombians have taken to employing private security who are trained to kill and outnumber the police and the army. But their close ties to the far right and the cartels means they often only make Colombians more unsafe.
When being Modern destroys cities
When being Modern destroys cities
The legacy of European urban planning in Cali, Colombia, shows how dreams of progress erase communities.
Colombia’s Receding Coastline
Colombia’s Receding Coastline
In Colombia, coastal erosion caused by a combination of climate change and environmentally destructive industrial agriculture is displacing the country’s poorest citizens. But the scale of the disaster means that it has no easy solutions.
Exploring the real Macondo: here is the town that inspired 100 Years of Solitude
Exploring the real Macondo: here is the town that inspired 100 Years of Solitude
Cops and Coca in Cali
Cops and Coca in Cali
Colombia’s Hosting of COP16 Will Be a Heavily Militarized Affair
Colombia’s Hosting of COP16 Will Be a Heavily Militarized Affair
Next month, Cali, Colombia, will host the annual environmental conference COP16. The city’s right-wing mayor has called upon thousands of army and police officers in preparation, both of whom have a long history of suppressing environmental activists.
Petro Is Trying to Rein in Colombia’s Infamous Riot Police
Petro Is Trying to Rein in Colombia’s Infamous Riot Police
Colombia’s riot police, the ESMAD, have a sordid record of abuse and extrajudicial executions of protesters. President Gustavo Petro is trying to reform the force — but he faces an uphill battle.
Colombia Is Uncovering Right-Wing Militias’ Mass Graves
Colombia Is Uncovering Right-Wing Militias’ Mass Graves
Recently, Colombia discovered mass graves in a cemetery over 150 years old in the city of Cúcuta. The bodies, many of which were smuggled into the graveyard this century, reveal unpleasant connections between right-wing militias, business, and the state.
A visit to the authentic water world of Colombia’s Venice
A visit to the authentic water world of Colombia’s Venice
Founded in 1847, the town of Nueva Venecia, located inside the largest lagoon complex in Colombia, has no roads, preserves cultural practices from past centuries and faces many challenges: local violence, anthropization and the climate crisis.
Violence and Video in Cali, Colombia
Violence and Video in Cali, Colombia
Real Estate Developers Killed NYC’s Vibrant ’70s Music Scene
Real Estate Developers Killed NYC’s Vibrant ’70s Music Scene
In the 1970s and early ’80s, NYC’s racially and ethnically diverse working-class neighborhoods nurtured groundbreaking rap, salsa, and punk music. Real estate speculation did away with the social conditions that made those scenes possible.
Inside Colombia’s most notorious football fandom
Inside Colombia’s most notorious football fandom
Kurt Hollander captures the fervent followers of América de Cali, whose dedication to the Colombian football team regularly includes heists, shoot-outs and game-ending pitch invasions
Wayúu self-built houses in the Colombian desert
Wayúu self-built houses in the Colombian desert
This Massive Oil Refinery Illustrates the Challenges of Colombia’s Clean Energy Transition
This Massive Oil Refinery Illustrates the Challenges of Colombia’s Clean Energy Transition
President Gustavo Petro has pledged to transform Colombia’s energy industry in a greener direction. But the country’s heavy economic dependence on hydrocarbons, illustrated by the legacy of its massive refinery in Barrancabermeja, poses steep challenges.
Colombia’s Sinú River Tells the Story of Profit-Driven Violence and Environmental Destruction
Colombia’s Sinú River Tells the Story of Profit-Driven Violence and Environmental Destruction
In Gustavo Petro’s Colombia, a New Plan Is Promoting Green Energy and Indigenous Rights
In Gustavo Petro’s Colombia, a New Plan Is Promoting Green Energy and Indigenous Rights
Amphibious Architecture on the Amazon River
Amphibious Architecture on the Amazon River
Shimmering Architecture
Shimmering Architecture
The White Towers of Cartagena
The White Towers of Cartagena
Cosmetic Architecture
Cosmetic Architecture
The Ugly Architecture of Inequality
The Ugly Architecture of Inequality
Bunker City
Bunker City
The Portable Lower East Side
The Portable Lower East Side
Westbeth: A Building's Life
Westbeth: A Building's Life
Las Fiestas de San Pacho
Las Fiestas de San Pacho
La Primera Linea
La Primera Linea
Shimmering Architecture
Shimmering Architecture
Hernan Hoyos: The Sex Scribe of Cali
Hernan Hoyos: The Sex Scribe of Cali
Marc Ribot's Unstrung
Marc Ribot's Unstrung
Martial Arts in the Era of Trump
Martial Arts in the Era of Trump
Paradise City
Paradise City
Coney Island and the 20th Century Avant-Garde
Coney Island and the 20th Century Avant-Garde
Middle Earth
Middle Earth
A History of Abandonment
A History of Abandonment
Battle in the Desert
Battle in the Desert
Aftershock
Aftershock
Several Ways to Drink in Mexico City
Several Ways to Drink in Mexico City
Mexico City Water Torture
Mexico City Water Torture
A Shitty Economy
A Shitty Economy
WCDF
WCDF
The Architecture of Sex
The Architecture of Sex
Erotic Videochat Studios
Erotic Videochat Studios
Motel Kiss Me
Motel Kiss Me
Motel Kiss Me Portraits
Motel Kiss Me Portraits
Love Motels
Love Motels
Happy City
Happy City
My Bed and I
My Bed and I
A Geography of Loss
A Geography of Loss
Portraits of La Santa Muerte
Portraits of La Santa Muerte
The Deadly Art of Basuco Wrappers
The Deadly Art of Basuco Wrappers
The Avatars of The Martian
The Avatars of The Martian
Eat Insects or Die
Eat Insects or Die
Naief Yehya Interviews me about Several Ways to Die in Mexico City
Naief Yehya Interviews me about Several Ways to Die in Mexico City
Fernando Arias Interview
Fernando Arias Interview
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