The Hollow of the Hand: Reader's Edition - Softcover

Harvey, PJ; Murphy, Seamus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408865734 ISBN 13: 9781408865736

Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus, 2015

Synopsis

Between 2011 and 2014 PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy set out on a series of journeys together to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington, D.C.. Harvey collected words, Murphy collected pictures, and together they created an extraordinary chronicle of our life and times. The Hollow of the Hand marks the first publication of Harvey's powerful poetry, in conversation with Murphy's indelible images. It is a landmark project and will be published internationally in autumn 2015.

As PJ Harvey says:

'Gathering information from secondary sources felt too far removed for what I was trying to write about. I wanted to smell the air, feel the soil and meet the people of the countries I was fascinated with. Following our work on Let England Shake, my friend Seamus Murphy and I agreed to grow a project together lead by our instincts on where we should go.'

Seamus Murphy adds: 'Polly is a writer who loves images and I am a photographer who loves words. Our relationship began a few years ago when she asked me if I would like to take some photographs and make some films for her last album Let England Shake. I was intrigued and the adventure began, now finding another form in this book. It is our look at home and the world.'

The Hollow of the Hand will be available in a hardback edition with highest quality photographic reproductions, as well as a reader's paperback version.

About this title

About the Author:

PJ Harvey has released eight critically acclaimed albums. She is the only artist to have twice been awarded the Mercury Prize and has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. She also creates visual art and writes poetry. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE for services to music.

Seamus Murphy has documented conflict around the world. His photography from Afghanistan won him the World Understanding Award (POYi) and was published as a book, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan. Murphy lives in London.

Review:

"Murphy['s work] illuminate[s] Harvey’s crisply enunciated poems . . . A tribute to Harvey’s alchemical success." ―The Guardian

"Harvey’s imagination has always been acutely visual. Many poems feel like companion pieces to Murphy’s photographic reportage . . . The Hollow of the Hand is a sincere and sincerely impressive collection." ―The Independent

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1408865734
• ISBN 13: 9781408865736
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232