Casting Shadows

Casting Shadows Images from a New South Africa : Photographs

Hardback (01 Jan 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Edward West uses the metaphorical power of shadow to foreground the shifting visibility of South Africa's black population post apartheid. From 1997-1999, he traveled in South Africa to photograph the country's townships, squatter camps, and locations during this historic time of transition. In focusing on the private moments of these newly empowered people within their own communities, West has created a complex, visually compelling study of the ways in which identity is inextricably linked to environment. Utilizing the medium of photography in large scale color Giclee prints, West has developed a rich visual language built on the shadow metaphor that at once moves us and grounds us.

Book information

ISBN: 9780295981178
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Imprint: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Pub date:
DEWEY: 779.9968092
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 1025g
Height: 297mm
Width: 297mm
Spine width: 16mm