The Ghetto Tarot
Alice Smeets
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Description for The Ghetto Tarot
Hardcover. The Ghetto Tarot mixes the magical with the real world, and activates the imagination. The mystical and ancient tarot cards come alive in this modern, vivid and provocative deck. Num Pages: 208 pages, 186 colour. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
The creativity of some photographers astounds me. Just when you think you've seen every creative, strange and unique photo idea, another comes along. These fascinating images by award-winning photographer Alice Smeets transform the mysterious cards into real-life scenes captured in the ghetto of Haiti. Photo blogger DL Cade, 500px. In this book multi-award winning artist Alice Smeets interprets traditional tarot cards through the art of photography. The scenes are inspired by the Rider Waite Tarot Deck, designed in 1919, and were recreated with a group of Haitian artists, the Atis Rezistans collective, in the ghettos of Haiti. The traditional ... Read more
The creativity of some photographers astounds me. Just when you think you've seen every creative, strange and unique photo idea, another comes along. These fascinating images by award-winning photographer Alice Smeets transform the mysterious cards into real-life scenes captured in the ghetto of Haiti. Photo blogger DL Cade, 500px. In this book multi-award winning artist Alice Smeets interprets traditional tarot cards through the art of photography. The scenes are inspired by the Rider Waite Tarot Deck, designed in 1919, and were recreated with a group of Haitian artists, the Atis Rezistans collective, in the ghettos of Haiti. The traditional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Edition Lammerhuber Austria
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baden, Austria
ISBN
9783901753978
SKU
V9783901753978
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About Alice Smeets
Alice Smeets is a photographer, journalist, artist, film maker, project manager, teacher and traveller. Since 2007 Alice has repeatedly lived and worked in Haiti for extented periods of time. In 2010 she founded Viv Timoun, a non-profit organisation to develop projects in Haiti. Alice Smeets has shown her work in many countries and received numerous awards.
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