James Mollison: Playground
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597113077 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Judith L Shane said great photos and narrative - you feel you can hear the children. ordered this for a teacher friend. we leafed through it and we both were charmed and found ourselves really really interested in the photos. it is like a new view of the world whether or not you've got a classroom of kids from many lands. it feels like a personal introduction to a bigger universe. tons of two-page photos -. Pancha said Bad binding - book falling apart. The book arrived damaged. The spine of the book was completely separated. I returned the book and got a new one, but the second one had the exact same problem.. Five Stars Michael L. Chorney all good here
The photographer set up his camera during school breaks, capturing multiple frames and then collapsing them into a single composite image, in which a constructed play narrative is created. –Huffington PostThe images are stunning in their color and size, and use socio-economic, cultural and political elements as backdrops. – WiredHis images capture the similarities of youthful play across social boundaries and national borders, but also the deep divides of class and privilege that are often put in place long before we’re old enough to understand their implications. – HyperallergicWhile on assignment, Mollison expanded the project to include schools in Kenya and eventually trekked around the world,
He also cowrote the screenplay for the film Frank (2014). He has also published several books, among them James and Other Apes (2004), The Disciples (2008), and Where Children Sleep (2010).Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. His photographs have been featured widely in such publications as Colors, the New York Times Magazine, and Paris Review. James Mollison was born in Kenya. He is the au
James Mollison's photo projects are based on smart, original concepts applied to serious social and environmental themes. With photographs from rich and poor schools, in countries including Argentina, Bhutan, Bolivia, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Norway, Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and the USA, Mollison also provides lively access for readers of all ages to issues of global diversity and inequality.. For his latest book, Playground, Mollison has photographed children at play in school playgrounds, inspired by memories of his own childhood, and interested in how we all learn to negotiate relationships and our place in the world at a young age through play. For each picture, Mollison sets up his camera during school break time, making multiple frames, and then composing each final photograph from several scenes, in which he finds revealing "play" narratives