Cataract by John Berger
The great art critic and writer John Berger joined forces again with Turkish writer and illustrator Sel uk Demirel in this unexpected pictorial essay. The great art critic and writer John Berger joined forces again with Turkish writer and illustrator Sel uk Demirel in this unexpected pictorial essay. What happens when an art critic loses some of his sight to cataracts? What wonders are glimpsed once vision is restored? In this impressionistic essay written in the spirit of Montaigne, John Berger, whose treatises on seeing have shaped cultural and media studies for four decades, records the effects of cataract removal operations on each of his eyes. The result is an illuminated take on perception. Berger ponders how we can become accustomed to a loss of sense until a dulled world becomes the norm, and describes the sudden richness of reawakened sight with acute attention to sensory detail. This wise little book beckons us to pay close attention to our own senses and wonder at their significance as we follow Berger's journey into a more vivid, differentiated way of seeing. Demirel's witty illustrations complement the text, creating a mini-world where eyes take on whimsical lives of their own. The result is a collaborative collectors' piece perfect for every reader's bedside table. This title completes a trilogy of books by Berger and Demirel. Smoke was published in 2018, and What Time Is It? was published in 2019.
"First published in 2011, when Berger was 84, this book is a kind of late-life accompaniment to Berger’s Ways of Seeing, which remains for many the definitive guide to how to look at a work of artIn Cataract, Berger puts words to the simplest of human actions in a manner so, well, eye-opening that you’ll never, uh, see seeing the same way again." —Dan Kois, Slate
John Berger is a storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic. He is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years, who has explored the relationships between the individual and society, culture and politics and experience and expression in a series of novels, bookworks, essays, plays, films, photographic collaborations and performances, unmatched in their diversity, ambition and reach. His television series and book Ways of Seeing revolutionised the way that Fine Art is read and understood. Selcuk Demirel was born in Artvin on May 18, 1954. His first drawings were published when he was a high school student in Ankara (1973). Later, which studying to be an architect, he continued to publish his work in some of the leading newspapers and magazines. He moves to Paris in 1978 and still lives there. His work ranges from book illustrations, magazine covers, albums of drawings to children's books, postcards and posters. His books have been published in many European countries as well as in Japan. He's also held many personal exhibitions all over the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781907903328 |
| ISBN 10 | 1907903321 |
| Title | Cataract |
| Author | John Berger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Notting Hill Editions |
| Year published | 2011-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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