A Testimony of Serpent Handling: Deluxe Edition - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1909526096 ISBN 13 : 9781909526099

Editeur : Reel Art Press, 2015

Synopsis

Striking limited edition, black and white study from one of America's foremost documentary photographers. Provides a unique and intimate portrait of a small community of Serpent Handlers in West Virginia. This devout way of life finds its roots in the King James Bible, with followers believing that the literal interpretation of passages of Mark and Luke regarding handling poisonous serpents and drinking lethal poisons is central to their faith. With lyrical reflections accompanying his photographs, Hunter's sensitive study brings beauty and understanding to a perhaps misunderstood practice. In recording this slowly diminishing community, this collection also provides a valuable service to the cultural history of the United States. Book is a limited, numbered edition of 1000, available as a Master or Deluxe Edition. Deluxe Edition = 100 copies (no. 1-100). Deluxe Edition includes Super 8 film shot by Hunter + signed, numbered, ltd ed. silver gelatin photograph by Hunter.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

A Testimony of Serpent Handling is a limited, numbered edition, available as a Master or Deluxe Edition. This Deluxe Edition of 100 copies includes a Super 8 film shot by Hunter and a signed, numbered, limted edition silver gelatin photograph by Hunter, presented in a slipcase.

This work by documentary photographer Hunter Barnes provides a unique and intimate portrait of a small community of serpent handlers in West Virginia. This devout way of life finds its roots in the King James Bible, with followers believing that the literal interpretation of passages of Mark and Luke regarding handling poisonous serpents and drinking lethal poisons is central to their faith. With lyrical reflections accompanying his photographs, Hunter's sensitive study brings beauty and understanding to a perhaps misunderstood practice. In recording this slowly diminishing community, this photographic collection also provides a valuable service to the cultural history of the United States.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reel Art Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909526096
• ISBN 13: 9781909526099
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 104
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible