Publisher Note
At the half-way point along South Africa’s great highway – the N1 running from Cape Town to Johannesburg – lies the small town of Beaufort West. With its prison in the middle of town, on an island in the highway, it’s a surreal road-stop that offers everything a traveller might want – food, gas, a place to stay, an hour of sex... Mikhael Subotzky considers the town, its vivid characters and poignant social landscapes, in a photo essay that confronts central issues of contemporary South African society. His first photobook, it is exquisitely produced on a large portfolio scale. With an introduction by leading South African writer Jonny Steinberg and Subotzky’s own commentary on the photographs, the book is both a document of social evidence and the visual manifesto of the best of the new wave of South African art photographers.
| Publisher | |
|---|---|
| Release Place |
London,
United Kingdom
Italy |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Release Date | 2009 |
| Credits |
Artist:
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| Printrun | 3000 |
| Identifiers |
ISBN-13:
9781905712113
Dewey:
770
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| Work | |
|---|---|
| Subform | Photobook |
| Topics | Africa, Beaufort West, Culture And Society, Detention, Documentary Photography, Portrait, Prison, Prisoners, South Africa |
| Methods | Photography |
| Language | English |
| Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Dimensions | 11.2 × 0.7 × 13.9 inch |
| Weight | 1,000 gram |
| Interior | |
|---|---|
| Pages | 112 |
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