Gilles Peress - The Silence - 1995-1995





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Gilles Peress's The Silence, 1st Edition Thus (Scalo, 1995), an English-language photography book of 208 pages in Fine condition.
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Gilles Peress – The Silence (Scalo, 1995) – First Edition
One of the most important and influential photobooks by Magnum photographer Gilles Peress.
Published by Scalo in 1995, this powerful work documents the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide through an uncompromising sequence of black-and-white photographs. Rather than offering a conventional documentary narrative, Peress creates an immersive visual testimony that confronts the viewer with the scale of human tragedy and the silence of the international community. The book is widely regarded as a landmark in contemporary documentary photography and an essential title in the history of the photobook.
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Gilles Peress – The Silence (Scalo, 1995) – First Edition
One of the most important and influential photobooks by Magnum photographer Gilles Peress.
Published by Scalo in 1995, this powerful work documents the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide through an uncompromising sequence of black-and-white photographs. Rather than offering a conventional documentary narrative, Peress creates an immersive visual testimony that confronts the viewer with the scale of human tragedy and the silence of the international community. The book is widely regarded as a landmark in contemporary documentary photography and an essential title in the history of the photobook.

