Indian Circus
by MARK, Mary Ellen (Filadelfia, 1940 - New York, 2015)
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, , 1993. Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket). Ottimo (Fine). Introduzione di John Irving. Prefazione di Mary Ellen Mark. Fotografie in bianco e nero. Bibliografia. 4to (cm 29,5 x 26,5). pp. 108. Ottimo (Fine). Prima edizione (First Edition). Mary Ellen Mark fell in love with the Indian circus in 1969, during her first trip to India. As she watched a huge hippopotamus walk around the ring with its mouth wide open, wearing a pink tutu, she was struck by the beauty and innocence of the show. She returned to India many times, and in 1989 and 1990 she devoted six months to photographing eighteen circuses, following them around the continent by train, plane, van, and auto-rickshaw. Secretive, highly competitive, and each a closed, self-sufficient society, the circuses embody what Mark calls "a poetry and a craziness that are still uncorrupted, and honest, and pure." Beautifully printed in tritone, this remarkable collection of photographs captures the texture of circus life outside of the ring - exhausting, humorous, poignant, and often bizarre - as well as the affection and devotion that the performers have for each other and their animals. Indian Circus is documentary photography at its finest. The photographs are not only compelling portraits of the performers, but also eloquent and poetic narratives about life in the Indian circus. Mary Ellen Mark si innamorò del circo indiano nel 1969, durante il suo primo viaggio in India. Mentre guardava un enorme ippopotamo che camminava sul ring con la bocca spalancata, indossando un tutù rosa, fu colpita dalla bellezza e dall'innocenza dello spettacolo. Ritornò molte volte in India e nel 1989 e nel 1990 dedicando sei mesi alla fotografia di diciotto circhi, seguendoli in tutto il continente in treno, aereo, furgone e auto-risciò. Riservati, competitivi, chiusi e autosufficienti, i circhi incarnano ciò che Mark chiama "una poesia e una follia ancora incorrotta, onesta e pura". Splendidamente stampata in bianco e nero, questa straordinaria raccolta di fotografie cattura la trama della vita circense fuori dal ring - estenuante, divertente, toccante e spesso bizzarra - così come l'affetto e la devozione che gli artisti hanno l'uno per l'altro e per i loro animali. Indian Circus è la fotografia documentaria al suo meglio. Le fotografie non sono solo ritratti avvincenti degli attori, ma anche narrazioni eloquenti e poetiche sulla vita nel circo indiano.
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- Bookseller
- Studio Bibliografico Marini (IT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 219106
- Title
- Indian Circus
- Author
- MARK, Mary Ellen (Filadelfia, 1940 - New York, 2015)
- Format/Binding
- Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket)
- Book Condition
- Used - Ottimo (Fine)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books,
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- photography,photography: photobooks,
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