Kenro Izu: Eternal Light

Name: Kenro Izu: Eternal Light
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SKU: 9783958291904
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Kenro Izu: Eternal Light captures the spiritual essence of India’s sacred cities through a stunning photographic journey. From Varanasi's "City of Light," where festivals, rituals, and cremations reveal deep connections to death and afterlife, to Allahabad's Kumbh Mela festival at the confluence of sacred rivers, and finally to Vrindavan's temples dedicated to Krishna, Izu's work explores profound human experiences. His images evoke questions about the journey of life and beyond, conveyed through meditative stillness and focused clarity.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in arts and culture, spirituality, photography, and those seeking contemplative, visually powerful works that explore universal themes of life, death, and transcendence.

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Kenro Izu: Eternal Light radiates spirituality. In Varanasi, known as the Indian "City of Light," Izu photographed festivals, rituals, cremations as well as individual experiences of joy and suffering related to death and the afterlife. In Allahabad, where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, Izu attended the festival of Kumbh Mela, and in the city of Vrindavan, he photographed among the thousands of temples dedicated to Krishna.

Highly attuned to the emotions of his subjects, Izu's exquisitely rendered photographs transcend earthly concerns. He has stated: "It's as though the Hindu gods have suggested that I think about the question, where are people heading, in this life and after?"

Through these photographs Izu strives to find the answers. Kenro Izu is interested in focused clarity achieved through meditative stillness rather than through language. A simplifying quietude reduces the chatter behind the eyes and produces concentrated seeing.

Arthur Ollman, founding director of the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783958291904

Publisher: Steidl Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 October 2018

Country: Germany

Imprint: Steidl Verlag

Illustration: 120 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1660g

Pages: 216

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Since 1979, Kenro Izu has traveled the world photographing its sacred places. His first visit to Cambodia in 1993 to photograph a series of monuments in Angkor set him on a path to depict the sacred places and people of Asia, one that he continues to this day. He has since created major bodies of work focused on Cambodia, Nepal, Bhutan, and most recently, India. His photographs have been published in five books including Kenro Izu: 30 Year Retrospective (2010) and can be found in museum collections including those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu.