Speak The Wind

Afshar, Hoda; Taussig, Michael. Speak The Wind. London, England: MACK, 2021.

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Abstract (English)

"On the islands in the Strait of Hormuz, off the southern coast of Iran, there is a common belief that the winds can possess a person, bringing illness and disease. The existence of similar convictions in some African countries suggests that the cult may have been brought to Iran from southeast Africa through the Arab slave trade. This history is rarely spoken about but these winds and the traces they have left on the islands and their inhabitants are the touchstone for Hoda Afshar's Speak The Wind. Through her subtle and perceptive images of the extraordinary landscapes, the people and their rituals, Afshar's beautiful and complex book attempts to picture the wind and its psychic entanglements, to form a visible record of the invisible." -- Publisher's website.

Types:	Artists' publications > Photobook
All Contributors:	Afshar, Hoda (Author); Taussig, Michael (Author)
Dossier:	470 - AFSHAR, HODA
Collation:	168 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:	9781913620189
Language of Publication:	English; Persian
Publishers:	London, England: MACK
Artists:	Afshar, Hoda
Keywords:	PHOTOBOOK; IRANIAN CULTURE; PHOTOGRAPHY
Copyright Statement:	Hoda Afshar; MACK; Michael Taussig
Deposited by:	Artexte Catalogueur
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2023 21:29
Last Modified:	24 Feb 2024 21:33
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/34581

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