Sanlé, Sory; Mazzoleni, Florent

Sory Sanlé: Volta Photo 1965 85 [2017 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINTING - FINE]

Reel Art Press/Morton Hill, 2017, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Reel Art Press/Morton Hill, 2017. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 10 x 8 incjhes. 81 pages filled with high-quality black and white photographic images by Sory Sanlé throghout, complimented by a thoughtful introduction in English by Florent Mazzolini and followed by descriptions of the people, time and circumstances for each of the photos. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy in a Fine dust jacket.

Burkina Faso photographer Sory Sanlé (born 1943) started his career in 1960, the year his country (then named République de Haute-Volta) gained independence from France. Sory opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin-lens, medium-format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognized as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sanlé Sory: his black-and-white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This is the first monograph on Sory's work, which examines the natural fusion between tradition and modernity. Sory documented the fast evolution of Bobo-Dioulasso, then Burkina Faso's cultural and economic capital, portraying the city's inhabitants with wit, energy and passion. His work conveys a youthful exuberance in the wake of the first decades of African independence. In many ways, Sory's subjects also illustrate the remoteness and melancholy of African cities landlocked deep in the heart of the continent. "Mr. Sory's work documenting the cultural scene is reminiscent of that by Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keita ... and now it is his turn to be lionized." - The New York Times, Burkina Faso photographer Sory Sanl (born 1943) started his career in 1960, the year his country (then named R publique de Haute-Volta) gained independence from France. Sanl opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin-lens, medium-format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognized as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sory Sanl his black-and-white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This is the first monograph on Sanl 's work, which examines the natural fusion between tradition and modernity. Sanl documented the fast evolution of Bobo-Dioulasso, then Burkina Faso's cultural and economic capital, portraying the city's inhabitants with wit, energy and passion. His work conveys a youthful exuberance in the wake of the first decades of African independence. In many ways, Sanl 's subjects also illustrate the remoteness and melancholy of African cities landlocked deep in the heart of the continent. "Mr. Sanl 's work documenting the cultural scene is reminiscent of that by Malick Sidib and Seydou Keita ... and now it is his turn to be lionized." - The New York Times, Ibrahima Sory Sanle (b. 1943) started his photographic career in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960, the year his country (now Burkina Faso) gained independence from France. Sanle opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin lens medium format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognised as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sanle. His black and white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This is the first book published on Sanle's work and is released to coincide with the first solo international exhibition of his work at Morton-Hill gallery in London. Fine / fine. Item #5292
ISBN: 9781909526525

Price: $150.00