Isbn: 9798181891586 - the atlas of khasak: photographic monograph (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Atlas of KhasakA Photographic Monograph by Mubarak AtmataThe Atlas of Khasak is a contemplative photographic journey through the landscapes and marginal lives of Eastern Palakkad, Kerala, inspired by the enduring imaginative world of O. V. Vijayan's legendary novel Khasakinte Ithihasam (The Legends of Khasak).Rather than illustrating the novel, this body of work explores the real geographies that echo its atmosphere-vast fields, winding roads, isolated settlements, tea stalls, shepherds, farmers, palmyra groves, and the everyday lives that unfold at the edges of visibility. Through carefully observed photographs, the book traces a territory where memory, myth, labor, and landscape intersect.Part documentary, part visual meditation, The Atlas of Khasak investigates how places accumulate stories and how ordinary lives become repositories of collective memory. The images reveal a region suspended between tradition and modernity, where the rhythms of agrarian life continue to shape both land and identity.Accompanied by philosophical and reflective texts, this monograph invites readers to move beyond conventional notions of geography and enter a landscape that exists as much in imagination as in physical space. Here, roads become narratives, fields become archives, and portraits become encounters with time itself.For lovers of photography, literature, visual anthropology, and contemporary photobooks, The Atlas of Khasak offers a unique exploration of place, memory, and belonging in one of South India's most evocative cultural landscapes.Book Features- A fine-art photographic monograph inspired by The Legends of Khasak- Documentary and landscape photography from Eastern Palakkad, Kerala- Portraits of rural communities and everyday life- Philosophical and literary reflections accompanying the images- A visual exploration of memory, myth, ecology, and identity- Ideal for readers of photography, travel, culture, and contemporary art books'This atlas maps what cannot finally be mapped.'.…