Faraway Ladakh.
Mercator Fund.| N° d'inventaire | 30689 |
| Format | 24.7 x 32.5 |
| Détails | 600 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2024. |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789462303706 |
This book preserves the photographic memory of three stays spent in Ladakh between 1979 and 1981. Barely had the borders opened, Anne-Marie and Roland Gillion Crowet, taking their daughter Nathalie with them, set off on the trails of this mythical country which leads to the "roof of the world". The selected and collected photographs are the work of an amateur photographer. And this is what makes them exceptional testimonies. A collector of primitive art, fascinated by non-European cultures, Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet has made these photographs the scene of exceptional encounters with the inhabitants of Ladakh still attached to their centuries-old traditions.
To understand these photographs, Nathalie de Mérode, their daughter who had taken part in all three trips, immersed herself in the extensive documentation devoted to this far-flung country. Culture, religion, social structure, daily life, and history are brought together to allow each reader to become a traveler. Through her dynamic and informed text, the author opens the door for the reader to understand this "Faraway Ladakh."
This book preserves the photographic memory of three stays spent in Ladakh between 1979 and 1981. Barely had the borders opened, Anne-Marie and Roland Gillion Crowet, taking their daughter Nathalie with them, set off on the trails of this mythical country which leads to the "roof of the world". The selected and collected photographs are the work of an amateur photographer. And this is what makes them exceptional testimonies. A collector of primitive art, fascinated by non-European cultures, Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet has made these photographs the scene of exceptional encounters with the inhabitants of Ladakh still attached to their centuries-old traditions.
To understand these photographs, Nathalie de Mérode, their daughter who had taken part in all three trips, immersed herself in the extensive documentation devoted to this far-flung country. Culture, religion, social structure, daily life, and history are brought together to allow each reader to become a traveler. Through her dynamic and informed text, the author opens the door for the reader to understand this "Faraway Ladakh."