The Orient in a Mirror
Inspired by a series of journeys to the Middle East and Asia, photographers Roland and Sabrina Michaud offer striking testimony to the endurance of Islamic cultures with The Orient in a Mirror. Using the mirror as their motif, the Michauds pair traditional Islamic art miniatures, some of which date back eight centuries, with their own photographs of the Middle East taken over a period of nearly 50 years, beautifully evoking a lasting civilization rooted in faith and tradition. People and landscapes, souks and bazaars, beggars and children: one is struck by the unchanged character of the faces, the lives, and the land, hundreds of years apart. A photograph of a barber performing a bleeding in Morocco in 1958, for example, faces a painted miniature of virtually the same scene, created in Iraq in 1240. Through their pairings, the photographers provoke a fascinating interplay between past and present, art and reality. Furthering the timeless feel of the photographs and the miniatures are extracts from the Koran and The Thousand and One Nights, as well as beautiful examples of Arab calligraphy.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810948443
ISBN13:9780810948440
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams
Length:258 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 9.8" x 11.4"
Age Range:13 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
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A true mirror of the orient.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The pictures, the layout and the style that this picture-book has been put together, is simply superb.
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