Thèmes: Angèle Etoundi Essamba

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* A visual ode to identity, spirituality and strength, effortlessly combining aesthetics and social engagement * A must for anyone wanting to understand how imagery shapes - and can change - our view of the world * With accompanying Thèmes exhibition in the Nederlands Fotomuseum For 40 years Angèle Etoundi Essamba has been portraying black women as strong, proud and self-assured. Her photography is a visual ode to identity, spirituality and strength, effortlessly combining aesthetics and social engagement. Essamba breaks stereotypes, revealing a new, multilayered perspective of female and human existence. In honour of her anniversary, her impressive oeuvre is finally being celebrated with a richly illustrated monograph. Featuring both colour and black-and-white works, personal artistic reflections and in-depth appraisals, this book offers an intimate and compelling view of her work. Thèmes is not only an artistic milestone, but also a necessary counterview within photography: female,

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Pagina's: 320, Editie: Eerste editie, Hardcover, nai010 uitgevers/publishers