Carlos Idun-Tawiah: Hero, Father, Friend
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Author: Carlos Idun-Tawiah
When the Ghanaian photographer and filmmaker Carlos Idun-Tawiah’s father died, he was left with few photos of him and his father together. Photography was not widely accessible in Ghana during the time of his childhood, so Idun-Tawiah lacked a photo archive through which he could process his grief. He created 'Hero, Father, Friend' in order to fill this disheartening gap. Featuring reconstructed scenes, both real and imagined, the photobook bears testimony to a cherished familial bond. Idun-Tawiah’s photographs depict piano lessons with his grandfather, days on the beach with his uncle and games of soccer with his cousins – a family network united to fill the complex role of paternity. Denis Curti and Alessio Fusi contribute essays that provide a critical counterpoint to Idun-Tawiah’s visual narration by analysing how its emotional and aesthetic attributes interrelate.
ISBN 9791254633458. Marsilio Editori. hb. 128 pages. 130 colour ills. 30 x 24 cm.
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When the Ghanaian photographer and filmmaker Carlos Idun-Tawiah’s father died, he was left with few photos of him and his father together. Photography was not widely accessible in Ghana during the time of his childhood, so Idun-Tawiah lacked a photo archive through which he could process his grief. He created 'Hero, Father, Friend' in order to fill this disheartening gap. Featuring reconstructed scenes, both real and imagined, the photobook bears testimony to a cherished familial bond. Idun-Tawiah’s photographs depict piano lessons with his grandfather, days on the beach with his uncle and games of soccer with his cousins – a family network united to fill the complex role of paternity. Denis Curti and Alessio Fusi contribute essays that provide a critical counterpoint to Idun-Tawiah’s visual narration by analysing how its emotional and aesthetic attributes interrelate.
ISBN 9791254633458. Marsilio Editori. hb. 128 pages. 130 colour ills. 30 x 24 cm.
not yet published