by Teju Cole
First published 2016
This work presents a visual diary that documents Cole's journeys across different continents and cultures. Through paired images and text, the book follows the author as he moves through various landscapes and urban spaces, capturing moments that reveal the complexity of contemporary global experience. Cole's lyrical prose accompanies his landscape photography, creating a meditation on place, memory, and observation. The project stands apart from similar works by authors like John Berger, Chris Marker, and W.G. Sebald through its distinctive approach to combining visual and written narrative. With an introduction by Siri Hustvedt, the book offers an original exploration of how we see and understand the world through travel and artistic documentation.
Genres: art, travel, biography-memoir, 21st-century, photography
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: visual-narrative
Setting: Africa, Continents
Period: Contemporary
231 pages · Hardcover · Contrasto