Silent Nests (English and French Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (619 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3868280774 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Before the French Revolution, there were over forty thousand dovecotes in France: large, freestanding buildings that Vicki Topaz depicts in her enigmatic black-and-white photographs. She is one of the co-founders of PhotoAlliance and a member of San Francisco Camerawork.. For centuries, raising pigeons and doves was a symbol of privilege granted to the aristocracy. Today, less than one thousand of these colombiers remain.Images from Silent Nests are included in several American collections, like the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and have been presented at international venues and photo festivals.Vicki Topaz is based in San Francisco
"An aesthetic and historical delight" according to Agnz. This is beautifully constructed book of poetic images that are not only enticing aesthetically, but also illuminate a little known aspect of medieval and renaissance architecture - pigeon houses or colombiers in the French countryside. The images not o. Beautiful and unexpected! Radek This is a beautifully designed and executed book of photographs that chronicles the decline of French medieval pigeon houses - a little known architectural gems. Beautiful, visually lush, black and white photographs take the reader back through the cen. Sandra August said A visual treasure!. Dreamy and mysterious, these photographs transport the reader to another place and time. This book is a visual treasure, one you'll keep forever.
Doreen Schmid, a writer, editor and curator who lives in Napa, California, is a partner in Subject Matters, a traveling exhibition service for socially conscious art. About the AuthorA co-founder and board member of the international presenting organization, PhotoAlliance, Topaz currently resides in San Francisco, CA, where she also is a member and auction donor to San Francisco Camerawork, San Francisco, CA. She has edited various photographic and architectural monographs and her writing has appeared in arts, culinary culture and lifestyle publications. She is a board member of PhotoAlliance.
She is a board member of PhotoAlliance.. Doreen Schmid, a writer, editor and curator who lives in Napa, California, is a partner in Subject Matters, a traveling exhibition service for socially conscious art. She has edited various photographic and architectural monographs and her writing has appeared in arts, culinary culture and lifestyle publications. A co-founder and board member of the international presenting organization, PhotoAll