Alys Tomlinson
Gli Isolani (The Islanders)
Gli Isolani (The Islanders)
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Gli Isolani, a project by Alys Tomlinson, explores the history and culture of the Italian islands through black and white photographs featuring elaborate costumes and masks inspired by pagan ritual and beliefs. The images depict the relationship between man and the land, the sacred and the profane, and good and evil, and are set against crumbling stone and rural fields.
Format: Hardback
Length: 118 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2022
Publisher: GOST Books
Working with a large format 5x4 camera, Gli Isolani draws upon the visual language of Tomlinsons previous projects, lending the black and white photographs a veil of timelessness. At the projects genesis, Alys researched the literature and poetry connected to the history and culture of the islands of Italy, exploring tradition and identity, ancient myths, folklore, and fairy tales. Set against crumbling stone and rural fields, the images depict the elaborate and uncanny costumes and masks worn for Holy Week, and other events and festivals, sometimes inspired by pagan ritual and beliefs. The fantastical tales and precious costumes have been passed down many generations within these communities, where customs run deep. The gestures and the costumes depicted in the photographs draw on the relationship between man and the land, the sacred and the profane, and good and evil.
Working with a large format 5x4 camera, Gli Isolani draws upon the visual language of Tomlinsons previous projects, lending the black and white photographs a veil of timelessness.
At the projects genesis, Alys researched the literature and poetry connected to the history and culture of the islands of Italy, exploring tradition and identity, ancient myths, folklore, and fairy tales.
Set against crumbling stone and rural fields, the images depict the elaborate and uncanny costumes and masks worn for Holy Week, and other events and festivals, sometimes inspired by pagan ritual and beliefs.
The fantastical tales and precious costumes have been passed down many generations within these communities, where customs run deep.
The gestures and the costumes depicted in the photographs draw on the relationship between man and the land, the sacred and the profane, and good and evil.
Dimension: 300 x 240 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910401767
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