Sory Sanlé - Volta Photo, 1965-85.
Publisher: London : Reel Art Press, 2017Description: 79 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 43680ISBN: 9781909526525 (hbk.) :Other title: Volta Photo, 1965-85Uniform titles: Works. Selections Subject(s): Sory Sanlé, 1943- -- Exhibitions | Portrait photography -- Exhibitions | Photography | Burkina Faso -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksDDC classification: 779.9 SAN LOC classification: TR680 | .S6 2017Summary: Ibrahima Sory Sanlé started his photographic career in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960, the year his country (now Burkina Faso) gained independence from France. Sanlé opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin lens medium format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognised as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sanlé. His black and white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This book on Sanlé's work and is released to coincide with the first solo international exhibition of his work at Morton-Hill gallery in London.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 779.9 SAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 113302 |
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Ibrahima Sory Sanle (b. 1943) started his photographic career in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960, the year his country (now Burkina Faso) gained independence from France. Sanle opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin lens medium format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognised as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sanle. His black and white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This is the first book published on Sanle's work and is released to coincide with the first solo international exhibition of his work at Morton-Hill gallery in London.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Morton Hill gallery in London in September 2017.
Ibrahima Sory Sanlé started his photographic career in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960, the year his country (now Burkina Faso) gained independence from France. Sanlé opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin lens medium format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognised as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sanlé. His black and white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This book on Sanlé's work and is released to coincide with the first solo international exhibition of his work at Morton-Hill gallery in London.
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