Empire - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3868280979 ISBN 13: 9783868280975

Publisher: Kehrer Verlag, 2010

Synopsis

The photo series Empire is a long-term project (2004–2008), comprising portraits of a wide variety of elite troops across Europe, mostly Republican or Royal Guards, who stand out for both their historical and very colorful uniforms and for the draconic protocolary rule common in such units.

The work of French photographer Charles Fréger is considered groundbreaking in the complex genre of contemporary portraiture. In extensive series he portrays individual members of social groups—be it sports clubs or professional guilds—who demonstrate their affiliation to the specific collective through external signs such as uniforms.

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About the Author

Born in 1975, Charles Fréger is a graduate of the Rouen Art School. He has devoted himself to the poetic and anthropological representation of social groups such as athletes, school children, the armed forces, etc. Fréger is also the founder of the international artistic community Piece of Cake (www.pocproject.com).He has published several photo books, e.g. "Rikishi"(2004). A former Vogue and Vogue Hommes International editor and contributor to various magazines and newspapers around the world, including The Times, The New York Times, Esquire and Graphis, the writer and screenwriter Prosper Keating is also a former British Army paratrooper and author of several books and novels. Born in Ireland in 1961, he lives between Dublin and Paris. Born in 1975, Charles Fréger is a graduate of the Rouen Art School. He has devoted himself to the poetic and anthropological representation of social groups such as athletes, school children, the armed forces, etc. Fréger is also the founder of the international artistic community Piece of Cake (www.pocproject.com).He has published several photo books, e.g. "Rikishi"(2004).

Edition details

• Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3868280979
• ISBN 13: 9783868280975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 175