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Harry Gruyaert: India Harry Gruyaert

Harry Gruyaert: India By Harry Gruyaert

Harry Gruyaert: India by Harry Gruyaert


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Summary

A showcase of Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert's photographs of India.

Harry Gruyaert: India Summary

Harry Gruyaert: India by Harry Gruyaert

For more than thirty years, Harry Gruyaert has been recording the subtle chromatic vibrations of Eastern and Western light. His photographs attest to his singular vision: his interest in story, public space and unexpected scenes.

This book brings together 125 of Gruyaert's photographs of India, many published here for the first time. From Gujarat to Kerala, Gruyaert captured the quintessence of this multifaceted country. Streets bustling with activity in New Delhi or Calcutta; modest villages in Tamil Nadu or Rajasthan; ghats of the great religious city of Benares; women in saffron and purple saris beating grain, dyers busy at smoky vats, an encampment of nomadic shepherds at twilight... Gruyaert's India is saturated with colour, light and noise - and sometimes silence too.

These images move beyond stereotype to present the plurality of India. 'Taking a photo means both seeking contact and refusing it, being at once the most and the least present,' says the photographer. It is a question of teasing out wonder, of capturing what characterizes places. The search for density within the frame makes photography a physical experience - one that is particularly well represented here, in this multi-sensorial journey through India.

With 130 illustrations

Harry Gruyaert: India Reviews

'Beautiful ... gives us a window into another country ... If you're a fan of travel, documentary, and several other genres, this comes highly recommended' - Amateur Photographer
'Sensuous in colour, striking in contrast' - The Sunday Telegraph

About Harry Gruyaert

Harry Gruyaert is known for his widely exhibited photographs of India, Morocco and Egypt, and for his distinctive use of colour. He has been a member of Magnum for nearly forty years. Jean-Claude Carriere is a French novelist, screenwriter, actor, and Academy Award honoree. He was a frequent collaborator with Luis Bunuel on the screenplays of the auteur's late films.

Additional information

NPB9780500545515
9780500545515
0500545510
Harry Gruyaert: India by Harry Gruyaert
New
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
2021-01-28
224
N/A
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