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| Manufacturer: Hatje Cantz |
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In nineteenth-century Calcutta, a wealthy Indian elite emerged under the rule of the British East India Company. For their homes, they built eclectic Bengali equivalents of industrialist mansions, which blended traditional Mogul architecture with more classical western elements. Today these crumbling villas and palaces retain only a shred of their former splendor, and it seems only a matter of time before they will disappear for good. In this volume, 21 emerging photographers work with Peter Biaolobrzeski to capture the fading grandeur of this rich hybrid structures. In 2007, Germany's respected daily newspaper Sddeutsche Zeitung commented, "If Calcutta had the appeal of Havana, its palaces would long ago have become the subject of various coffee-table books." At last, such a book exists.
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 Tuoching the soul |
| Review Date: May 5, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jubaea, |
This collection of photographs was initiated due to an architectural project with students. The photos show past glamour, present reality and constant change of one neighbourhood in Calcutta. The photos are technically excellent (although taken in very difficult to master environments), are full of details and provide a snap-shot insight into the life of this neighbourhood. Very touching indeed!
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Exquisite
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| Review Date: June 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Bruce J. Belknap, Ansbach, Germany |
There is an intensity, and deep fascination to be
found in these photographs. One finds a blend of the
sordid and elegant. I was reminded of the 18th century
etchings by Piranesi, of crumbling unrestored Rome, with
the human figures in the foreground or background, domintated
by monumental architecture in various states of decay.
This is not the "tourist" India, but something much
better. |
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