{"title":"Charles Fréger","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Fréger’s work offers a striking exploration of identity and tradition through the lens of portraiture. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eAAM AASTHA\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYokainoshima\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into cultural rituals and costumes, capturing the essence of communities around the world with remarkable visual power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in arts and culture will find Fréger’s collections a compelling study of human expression, blending photography with ethnographic insight. His images invite contemplation on how attire and ceremony shape personal and collective histories.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aam-aastha-by-charles-freger-9780500024980","title":"AAM AASTHA","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA festival of Indian folk rituals and costumes bursting with colour, captured by renowned photographer Charles Fréger, the creator of a distinctive and powerful new genre of portrait photography.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInternationally renowned photographer Charles Fréger continues to explore global traditions and cultures by celebrating the powerful visual aspects of Indian folk culture and religious ritual. India is the home to a myriad of local traditions, legends, and religions, each with their own festivals, rites, and rituals. Celebrations burst with vivid colours and often wildly exuberant costumes, some representing gods and goddesses, others legendary heroes from Sanskrit epics such as the \u003ci\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eRamayana\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Charles Fréger's photographs, those who honour local cultural traditions are represented in single or group portraits, set against carefully chosen landscapes and backdrops, from the heart of festivals and celebrations. Fréger's unmistakable style of portraiture allows us to admire the complexity of their adornments – masks and headdresses, costumes and body paint – and to consider the abundance of imagination that expresses India's countless stories and characters, both human and divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis spectacular gathering of warrior figures, deities, musicians, tigers, mahouts, epic characters, and their avatars is accompanied by texts setting the huge variety of eclectic costumes in context, and describing the local festivals and rituals. This compelling sequence of new portraits will enthral those with an interest in folk traditions, as well as the followers of this internationally acclaimed photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423671927020,"sku":"9780500024980","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9145TzSLZtL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774428046"},{"product_id":"yokainoshima-by-charles-freger-9780500544594","title":"Yokainoshima","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn rural Japan, the passage of the year is marked by festivals and rituals that have changed little for centuries. Elaborate outfits, crafted from textiles as well as branches, straw, and elements sourced from the natural environment, are donned in agricultural and fishing communities throughout Japan to celebrate seasonal rites of fertility and abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYokainoshima\u003c\/em\u003e (literally 'island of monsters') explores the extraordinary range of masks, costumes, and characters that reappear with each returning season. Charles Fréger's photographs combine acute documentary attentiveness with individual portraiture in an entirely fresh and distinctive style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToshiharu Ito and Akihiro Hatanaka, both specialists in Japanese folk culture and anthropology, analyse Fréger's photographs, setting the huge variety of eclectic clothing in an ethnographic context and describing the local festivals, dances, and rituals. A final illustrated reference section describes individual costumes and masks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601458249964,"sku":"9780500544594","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d30c9b02fdd914a9b31623fc2ab66a9f.jpg?v=1778017407"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/charles-freger.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}