Thailand Triptychs
by Colin Cotterill & Josef Polleross
Photographs: Josef Polleross
Text: Colin Cotterill
Publisher: Michael Imhof Verlag
144 pages
Pictures: 347
Year: 2015
ISBN: 9783731902034
Comments: Hardcover, 42,5 x 24,5 cm, Text in German and English.
"Cultures clash, and apparently the West has won the battle against the East. And yet, you can still find ancient Thai culture in places where you wouldn't expect to find it. Not the light & sound spectacles of the tourist board, but traditions that have survived hundreds of years and will outlive Father Christmas, Valentine's Day and the internet. Josef Polleroß' photographs have brought back memories of this culture that I thought had disappeared. It still exists. I was just blinded by the glitz and glamour of modernity, so I overlooked them altogether. The collection of Josef Polleroß' pictures is remarkable. Not least because the photographs neither trivialise the culture of the country nor make fun of the people. Now, I have written time and again about modern Thailand and sought out those stories that might complement the Ajahn (Master) Polleroß's photographs. I have left it to the photographer to choose the texts to go with his pictures. I know my words cannot do justice to the images." (Colin Cotterill)
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Thailand Triptychs
by Colin Cotterill & Josef Polleross
Photographs: Josef Polleross
Text: Colin Cotterill
Publisher: Michael Imhof Verlag
144 pages
Pictures: 347
Year: 2015
ISBN: 9783731902034
Comments: Hardcover, 42,5 x 24,5 cm, Text in German and English.
"Cultures clash, and apparently the West has won the battle against the East. And yet, you can still find ancient Thai culture in places where you wouldn't expect to find it. Not the light & sound spectacles of the tourist board, but traditions that have survived hundreds of years and will outlive Father Christmas, Valentine's Day and the internet. Josef Polleroß' photographs have brought back memories of this culture that I thought had disappeared. It still exists. I was just blinded by the glitz and glamour of modernity, so I overlooked them altogether. The collection of Josef Polleroß' pictures is remarkable. Not least because the photographs neither trivialise the culture of the country nor make fun of the people. Now, I have written time and again about modern Thailand and sought out those stories that might complement the Ajahn (Master) Polleroß's photographs. I have left it to the photographer to choose the texts to go with his pictures. I know my words cannot do justice to the images." (Colin Cotterill)
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Thailand Triptychs
by Colin Cotterill & Josef Polleross
Photographs: Josef Polleross
Text: Colin Cotterill
Publisher: Michael Imhof Verlag
144 pages
Pictures: 347
Year: 2015
ISBN: 9783731902034
Comments: Hardcover, 42,5 x 24,5 cm, Text in German and English.
"Cultures clash, and apparently the West has won the battle against the East. And yet, you can still find ancient Thai culture in places where you wouldn't expect to find it. Not the light & sound spectacles of the tourist board, but traditions that have survived hundreds of years and will outlive Father Christmas, Valentine's Day and the internet. Josef Polleroß' photographs have brought back memories of this culture that I thought had disappeared. It still exists. I was just blinded by the glitz and glamour of modernity, so I overlooked them altogether. The collection of Josef Polleroß' pictures is remarkable. Not least because the photographs neither trivialise the culture of the country nor make fun of the people. Now, I have written time and again about modern Thailand and sought out those stories that might complement the Ajahn (Master) Polleroß's photographs. I have left it to the photographer to choose the texts to go with his pictures. I know my words cannot do justice to the images." (Colin Cotterill)
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