At Their Home
Marseille
An American in Marseille. The internationally-renowned French port comes alive in John Mack's five year's worth of wanderings amongst its streets.As legend has it, several Greek galleys arriving from Phocaea (Asia Minor) in search of trade opportunities made landfall in 600BC upon the shores of Lacydon Creek. That very day, the king of the native tribe inhabiting the area was to marry off his daughter, Gyptis, to a native suitor. It just so happens that Gyptis, upon their encounter, falls for Protis, leader of the Greek expedition, and their marriage marks the founding of Massilia, present-day Marseille.Some 2,600 years later photographer Jo…
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Weitere Autoren: Moreau, Alain (Vorb.)
- ISBN: 978-1-57687-892-7
- EAN: 9781576878927
- Produktnummer: 25731158
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 132 S.
Über den Autor
John Mack, born 1976, is an American photographer most noted for his work Revealing Mexico (powerHouse Books, 2010) which served as Mexico's celebratory book commemorating both the Centennial of the Revolution and the Bicentennial of Independence. After graduating from Duke University, Mack served as production assistant in Antarctica on the IMAX film The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, and began shooting photography shortly thereafter. In 2002 he moved to Mexico to work, leading to his 2005 collaboration with author Susanne Steines in the publication of Xibalbá: Lost Dreams of the Mexican Rainforest, the contents of which were showcased on Mexico City's Rejas de Chapultepec (2008). At Their Home marks Mack's fourth publication. He is currently represented in NY by Robert Mann Gallery.Alain Moreau was born in 1945. A doctor qualified in psychology, he retired from University teaching in 2005 along with his position as editor-in-chief of Faire Savoirs, a journal of social sciences in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. As an academic, he conducted research in the field of intercultural psychology, where he was particularly interested in the process of integration and identity building of postcolonial immigrants in French society. He coordinated the book Plus Marseillais que moi, tu meurs! Migrations, Identities and Territories in Marseille (L'Harmattan, 2001). He still lives in Marseille, a city he has continued to explore and study for many years.
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