Native Land - Softcover

Depardon, Raymond; Virilio, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500976880 ISBN 13: 9780500976883

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2009

Synopsis

Published to accompany an exhibition that runs November 2008-March, 2009, Native Land explores people's attachment to their countries, and the planet’s role in forming one’s identity, as well as the paths and consequences of human migrations and displacements.

The book features photographs and movie stills by Depardon, multi-screen installations, and press articles, and the subjects discussed range from Tuvaluans forces to leave their Pacific island due to flooding to a human cannonball who catapults himself over the US-Mexico border. 200 illustrations, 170 in color

About this title

About the Author:

Raymond Depardon is a French photographer, filmmaker, and journalist. He has published more than fifty books on photography.

Paul Virilio trained as an artist in stained glass, working with Braque and Matisse, as well as studying philosophy at the Sorbonne. In 1975 he was made director of the Ecole spéciale d'architecture in Paris. He retired from teaching in 1998 and now works with private organizations on projects to house the homeless in Paris. He has written many books, including War and Cinema,Open Sky, and Ground Zero.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0500976880
• ISBN 13: 9780500976883
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250