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Larry Towell nous livre sa chronique des ravages de la guerre en Afghanistan dans un très grand format magnifiquement mis en page, qui prend la forme d'un journal de bord. Le rythme des séquences photographiques, l'alternance de paysages, de portraits, d'objets du quotidien, du noir et blanc et de la couleur, témoignent de la sensibilité et de l'empathie de ce très grand photojournaliste. Une édition limitée à 1000 exemplaires.
About the author
Larry Towell is a member of Magnum Photos and a freelance photographer and writer. He lives in Ontario, Canada.
Summary
For 30 years, Afghanistan has known only war. In this volume, renowned Magnum photographer Larry Towell presents a moving and in-depth look at the country, whose citizens and landscapes are affected by conflict on a daily basis. Towell, a veteran conflict reporter, has worked in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico, Palestine and Israel, as well as Afghanistan. This work, shot between 2008 and 2011, offers a tour de force examination of survival, exile, loss and recuperation. Towell shows the war from a variety of perspectives--from military camps to domestic interiors--and offers depictions of US and British soldiers, landmine victims, ordinary Afghan citizens, cityscapes and weaponry, as well as a rare series of Taliban portraits. This volume presents a facsimile of the photographer's original artist maquette, complete with his handwritten notes and stories and over 350 images, including collages. A true art object, this book conveys the complexity of the conflict, which has roots that go deep into historical and tribal grievances. Beautifully produced in a limited edition, this extraordinary object offers an important historical document on present-day Afghanistan seen through its social, political and environmental landscapes.
