Author : Morad Montazami
Publisher : Hatje Cantz
ISBN 13 : 9783775742702
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (427 download)
Book Synopsis Latif Al Ani by : Morad Montazami
Download or read book Latif Al Ani written by Morad Montazami and published by Hatje Cantz. This book was released on 2017 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latif Al Ani (*1932 in Baghdad) who was the first to capture cosmopolitan life in Iraq in the 1950s to 1970s is known as the "father of Iraqi photography". His black and white images represent a unique visual memory of the country during its belle époque. Al Ani presented the vivid Iraqi culture in its abundance and complexity: besides documenting the westernized everyday life, the political culture and industry, he also captured images of Iraq from the air for the Iraq Petroleum Company. However, under Saddam Hussein's oppressive regime he ceased photographing. Today, his photographs give testimony to an era long gone. The exhibition at the Iraq Pavilion during the Venice biennale in 2016 focused on works from the early period of his career, showing both modernising trends and the retention of ancient traditions as themes of Al Ani's work.