À propos du livre
This is the pocket edition of my book ( english and greek text) on the islanders of Leros, in Dodecanese. the book is also available as a larger format.
Since adolescence, I have strongly felt my roots in ancient Greece, and on this island I have found many aspects common to our tragicomic personality, but with a strong prevalence of the humorous aspect, which for me is fundamental.
About this work the Italian writer Erri De Luca wrote:” I leaf through the reticent album of an island lover. Reticent because he sticks to black and white, as if we foreigners were not entitled to witness the colors. I think I agree. After all, someone who writes stories in a notebook reduces them to a black-on-white draft. From these descendants of the solemn mythological revelries the photographer steals, together with the image, the shadow, which is the stain left on the ground or on a wall from Greek soul.”
Since adolescence, I have strongly felt my roots in ancient Greece, and on this island I have found many aspects common to our tragicomic personality, but with a strong prevalence of the humorous aspect, which for me is fundamental.
About this work the Italian writer Erri De Luca wrote:” I leaf through the reticent album of an island lover. Reticent because he sticks to black and white, as if we foreigners were not entitled to witness the colors. I think I agree. After all, someone who writes stories in a notebook reduces them to a black-on-white draft. From these descendants of the solemn mythological revelries the photographer steals, together with the image, the shadow, which is the stain left on the ground or on a wall from Greek soul.”
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Caractéristiques et détails
- Catégorie principale: Livres d'art et de photographie
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Format choisi: 15×23 cm
# de pages: 134 -
ISBN
- Couverture souple: 9798331224677
- Date de publication: juin 04, 2024
- Langue English
- Mots-clés black and white photos, sea, roots, greek islands
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À propos du créateur
Potentephoto
Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Potente is an Italian photographer whose long-term projects explore human relationships, perception and the transformations of matter. Moving between documentary observation and experimental research, his work investigates appearances and the connections between people, nature and the physical world. His projects have been presented through exhibitions, publications and photobooks and have received international recognition.
