Chris Killip - Vague à l'âme - 1989-1989

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Vague à l'âme is a French-language photographic book by Chris Killip, published in 1989 by Nathan, 96 pages in a soft cover edition (1st edition), measuring 30 × 25 cm, in good condition.

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"Vague à l'âme" is a photographic work by Chris Killip, published in 1989, which won the Henri Cartier-Bresson International Prize in the same year. The French title literally means "melancholy" or "state of mind," and it aptly reflects the atmosphere of the images.

Context and content
Chris Killip is a British photographer known for his black-and-white images documenting the working-class life and the industrial communities of the Northeast of England in the 1970s and 1980s.
In “Vague à l’âme,” he captures the harsh economic and social reality of that era, marked by deindustrialization, unemployment, and the profound transformations of the urban and human landscape.

Photographic style
Black and white: emphasize contrast and emotional impact.
Documentary approach: immersion in the daily life of the inhabitants.
Themes: work, poverty, dignity, resilience.
Importance
This work is regarded as a major visual testament to the end of an industrial era in the United Kingdom. It helped establish Chris Killip as one of the most important documentary photographers of his generation.

"Vague à l'âme" is a photographic work by Chris Killip, published in 1989, which won the Henri Cartier-Bresson International Prize in the same year. The French title literally means "melancholy" or "state of mind," and it aptly reflects the atmosphere of the images.

Context and content
Chris Killip is a British photographer known for his black-and-white images documenting the working-class life and the industrial communities of the Northeast of England in the 1970s and 1980s.
In “Vague à l’âme,” he captures the harsh economic and social reality of that era, marked by deindustrialization, unemployment, and the profound transformations of the urban and human landscape.

Photographic style
Black and white: emphasize contrast and emotional impact.
Documentary approach: immersion in the daily life of the inhabitants.
Themes: work, poverty, dignity, resilience.
Importance
This work is regarded as a major visual testament to the end of an industrial era in the United Kingdom. It helped establish Chris Killip as one of the most important documentary photographers of his generation.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Photography
Book Title
Vague à l'âme
Author/ Illustrator
Chris Killip
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1989
Publication year youngest item
1989
Height
30 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
25 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Publisher
Nathan
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
96
FranceVerified
836
Objects sold
95.38%
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