Hans Silvester - Im Tal des Omo - 2006

Life in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia. Here beats the oldest heart of humanity. A fantastic photo book edited by Hans Silvester with top-class, large-format pictures.

Today, several tribes live in the Omo Valley, who worldwide became known primarily for their body painting. Many photographers have visited them and captured their boldness as warriors and the dignity of their existence. Hans Silvester shows how the individual tribes define themselves as a group through their painting and how they elevate themselves into a work of art through the depiction of their bodies. For the first time, the different tribes, such as the Bodi, Hamer, Broana, Karo, Surma and Mursi, are photographed in their respective individuality and are made accessible to the world public in an exquisitely designed art volume.

Two linen-bound volumes in a slipcase