Patrick Cariou: Works 1985-2005

French photographer Patrick Cariou has traveled to far-out places around the globe for 25 years, documenting people living on the fringes of society and making a way for themselves. His work celebrates his subjects as they are, people of the earth who meet the struggles of life with honor, dignity, and joy. Bringing together works from his groundbreaking monographs, "Works 1985-2005" takes us on a scenic journey around the world, offering an intimate and captivating look at cultures that distance themselves from modernism. Carious subjects reveal the importance of preserving their native culture at a time of Western cultural hegemony, and the spirit of pride and defiance comes alive in his work.

Format: Hardback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2022
Publisher: Damiani

French photographer Patrick Cariou has been documenting people living on the fringes of society for over 25 years, traveling to far-out places around the globe. His work celebrates his subjects as they are, people of the earth who meet the struggles of life with honor, dignity, and joy. Bringing together works from his groundbreaking monographs, including Surfers, Yes Rasta, Trenchtown Love, and Gypsies, Works 1985-2005, takes us on a scenic journey around the world, offering an intimate and captivating look at cultures that distance themselves from the blessings and curses of modernism. Cariou presents a fascinating portrait of resistance in a multiplicity of forms, revealing how people live shapes their identity and destiny in equal part. The landscape plays a vital role in Carious work, revealing how people live shapes their identity and destiny in equal part. Whether following the waves, living in the mountains, or surviving urban and rural poverty, Carious subjects reval the importance of preserving their native culture at a time of Western cultural hegemony. The spirit of pride and defiance comes alive in his work; each of the peoples portrayed have found a way to survive despite the brutality facing them and the earth alike.

Weight: 1426g
Dimension: 239 x 294 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788862087773