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"Chaos" is a collection of works by Czech photographer Josef Koudelka (1938-). Known for his documentation of the 1968 Prague invasion and his wanderlust-themed works, this volume marks the culmination of the landscape series Koudelka has been working on since his exile. This book features horizontal panoramic shots of desolate landscapes, with mines, mining sites, and ruins seemingly deserted. Shaped by geometric compositions and strong contrasts of light and darkness, these landscapes emerge as "nowheres" that transcend specific locations and time, quietly revealing the traces of humanity and the accumulation of time. This collection of panoramic works is an important example of Koudelka's late work, which expanded his wanderlust's gaze from the city to the land, and fundamentally questions the relationship between civilization and nature.