As a traveller, you will be amazed by the charming courtesy with which you are welcomed and also the care and refinement of Japanese food culture. It is a country where the majority of the population lives in the big cities, but Japan also stands for beautiful unspoilt landscapes and thousands of islands in the Pacific Ring of Fire. Marc Popelier’s lifelong passion for Japan crystallised in the pages of this photo book. Sights and scenes of Japan is a perfect introduction to Japan and will definitely convince anyone who was still hesitating about a trip to this fascinating country.
Les / The Tshokwe
€45.00The Tshokwe are a major people of Central Africa who have been present for six centuries on the borders of Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their structured social organization gave them a military and commercial advantage.
Thanks to this dominant position, they have developed an artistic heritage which gradually became their main identity factor.
Today, there are two million Tshokwe, half of whom reside in Congo DRC. The people continue to assert their desire to exist through their culture. And the power of their art is internationally recognized.
This reference work allows us to discover the daily life of the Tshokwe but also their crafts, the symbolism of their masks, the power of their rites and the fervor of their popular festivals. It makes us understand how their attachment to tradition helps them to chart a course for the future.
Author Angelo Turconi has spent over fifty years photographing the artworks, culture and traditions of the DRC.
192 pagina’s
33,5 x 24 cm, hard cover