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Description for Circus Girl
Hardcover. Circuses provide surreal, fantastic entertainment. At times magical and at others chilling, the circus is a world of fantasy and spectacle for the viewer, but for the performer, a career in the circus often brings with it a nomadic, lonely life. This title captures the images of circus girls, photographs which evoke this sense of darkness. Num Pages: 146 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: AJC; ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 890.
Circuses provide surreal, fantastic entertainment. At times magical and at others chilling, the circus is a world of fantasy and spectacle for the viewer, but for the performer, a career in the circus often brings with it a nomadic, lonely life. In "Circus Girl", photographer Saibal Das captures beautiful and unusual images of circus girls, photographs which evoke this sense of darkness and resignation that underlies the otherworldly feats they perform under the big top. For instance, in one photograph, a circus girl whose act involves a lioness is seen sitting in front of a mirror putting on her makeup. ... Read more
Circuses provide surreal, fantastic entertainment. At times magical and at others chilling, the circus is a world of fantasy and spectacle for the viewer, but for the performer, a career in the circus often brings with it a nomadic, lonely life. In "Circus Girl", photographer Saibal Das captures beautiful and unusual images of circus girls, photographs which evoke this sense of darkness and resignation that underlies the otherworldly feats they perform under the big top. For instance, in one photograph, a circus girl whose act involves a lioness is seen sitting in front of a mirror putting on her makeup. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906497330
SKU
V9781906497330
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Aibal das
As a staff photographer at India Today, Saibal Das spent considerable time covering the United Liberation Front of Asom insurgency and the ethnic fight between the Nagas and the Kukis. He also documented many important sociopolitical events in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. Nola Rae is an internationally renowned mime artist.
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