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Martina Bacigalupo
Martina Bacigalupo
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Hardcover. Shows a series of portraits found in the trash bin of the Gulu Real Art Studio, the oldest photographic studio in Gulu, Northern Uganda. The author interviewed clients of Gulu, and their stories, many deeply moving, and describes the political, economic, and social conditions common to contemporary East Africa. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 844.
This book shows a series of portraits found in the trash bin of the "Gulu Real Art Studio," the oldest photographic studio in Gulu, Northern Uganda. The studio only has a machine that makes four ID images at a time, a number that most clients cannot afford, so the photographer takes single analog pictures, punches out the head with a special device, and discards the rest. In these faceless prints, one's focus shifts to the subject's individual posture and clothing, forming a typological portrayal of a community. Martina Bacigalupo also interviewed clients of Gulu, and their stories, many deeply moving, ... Read more
This book shows a series of portraits found in the trash bin of the "Gulu Real Art Studio," the oldest photographic studio in Gulu, Northern Uganda. The studio only has a machine that makes four ID images at a time, a number that most clients cannot afford, so the photographer takes single analog pictures, punches out the head with a special device, and discards the rest. In these faceless prints, one's focus shifts to the subject's individual posture and clothing, forming a typological portrayal of a community. Martina Bacigalupo also interviewed clients of Gulu, and their stories, many deeply moving, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Gottingen, Germany
ISBN
9783869306964
SKU
V9783869306964
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