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Notes

First edition 1954

Publisher Note

In 1938, Schuh set sail for Indonesia, visiting Bali, Java and Sumatra. Upon his return, he published his very successful book "Inseln der Götter", consisting of photography, poems and texts, in which he portrayed the Balinese people.

It is a mixture of reportage and self-reflection, with a poetic quality that, though individual images may be read either way, Schuh sometimes valued over documentary authenticity:
“Everyone just depicts what he sees, and everyone just sees what corresponds to his being.”

Photobook

Inseln der Götter

by Gotthard Schuh

Publisher
Edition 2nd edition
Release Date 1960
Credits
Writer: Gotthard Schuh
Artist: Gotthard Schuh
Work  
Topics Bali, Balinese People, Java, Sumatra
Language German
Format hardcover cloth-bound
Dimensions 22.0 × 28.5 cm
Pages 152