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Sergio Larrain: Valparaiso
Sergio Larrain
£40.00
The first publication in English of Sergio Larrain’s much-prized book, beautifully produced as a clothbound volume
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Sergio Larrain (1931–2012) published very few books during his lifetime, but perhaps the most fêted among them was Valparaíso. He photographed this Chilean seaport throughout his career, but it was in the early 1960s, when he returned to his homeland after travelling the world as a Magnum photographer, that it became a focus for his attention. He saw it as ‘a sordid yet romantic city’, standing between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, falling into a slow decline as its trading importance faded away, yet still retaining hints of beauty and magic.
Now published in English for the first time, this new edition of Valparaíso is based on a layout designed by Larrain in 1993 in response to the original French edition of 1991. It features a text by Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, specially written for Larrain, an essay by Agnès Sire, and a selection of previously unpublished photographs taken between 1952 and 1992, expanding the original 36 images to a total of 120. Handwritten notes and texts by Larrain himself accompany the photographs.
Reviews
'A fine publication'
Black & White Photography
'Gives further insight into a truly great photographer for whom making pictures was a form of spiritual quest'
EYE Magazine
'You can see the glory and the grime of [Valparaíso] in Larrain’s images'
The Herald
Product Information
Book Details
Format: Hardback
Size: 23.5 x 16.5 cm
Extent: 210 pp
Publication date: 19 January 2017
ISBN: 9780500544808
Contents List
Introduction by Pablo Neruda • The photographs
About the Author
Sergio Larrain (1931–2012) was a Chilean born Magnum Photographer.
Agnès Sire has been the director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris since its creation in 2003.
Agnès Sire has been the director of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris since its creation in 2003.
List of Contributors
Agnès Sire, Pablo Neruda
