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Architwectuur, beeldcultuur, kunst = Architecture, visual culture, art

Categorie	Latijns Amerika
Boeknummer	#404563-UI15
Titel	Architwectuur, beeldcultuur, kunst = Architecture, visual culture, art
Auteur	Meurs, Paul
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	9056626779
ISBN13	9789056626778
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs mostly in colour, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Every year in the highlands of Guatemala, the town of Sumpango celebrates Day of the Dead by flying kites. The kites are massive, the largest measuring 45 feet in diameter. Smaller kites, close 20 feet in height, are flown in a death-defying race down the side of a mountain. From a distance, the kites appear luminous and blissful, but the radiant colors of the kites mask an ominous subtext. On closer inspection, the images on the sails depict people in agony and torment: mutilated bodies, mass burials, kidnappings, and rivers of blood. In graphic illustration, the kites allude to the dark and painful history of Guatemala's 30-year civil war. Originally centered on remembering the dead, the kite festival has become a way for the indigenous community to heal itself from the trauma of the war... (Lees verder). Wings of Resistance examines the politics and art of the giant kites, placing this Guatemalan tradition in the context of international kite cultures. The contributors include Alison Fujino, Christopher Ornelas, Jose Sainz, Scott Skinner, and Victorino Tejaxun.
Pagina's	317
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,00

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