Diriyah - Hardcover

Sager, Bobby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847873706 ISBN 13: 9780847873708

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2023

Synopsis

After spending the last twenty years photographing people in war-torn places around the world, photographer Bobby Sager trains his gaze upon a UNESCO world heritage site in the Arabian desert to deliver a visual tour de force, recording ghostly faces he detects in the ancient city s mud walls. Sager traveled to the ruins of Diriyah, an ancient desert city abandoned by its inhabitants some seventy-five years ago. The fragile site has been closed to visitors for over a decade. But during the final stages of a major ten-year restoration, Sager was given unlimited access to capture the soul of this magical place before it reopened to the public. Captivated by details in Diriyah s decaying mud-brick walls and curving paths, Sager was drawn to the 'faces' he saw within the mud patterns of the town s architecture. Sager asks us to think of these faces as our hosts while we, their guests, explore the streets, palaces, mosques, and schools that they call home. Desert landscapes and architectural compositions accompany details of the walls and the faces in this lushly produced, oversize volume.

About this title

About the Author

Bobby Sager is an American photographer. His photography has given rise to several publications and exhibitions, including: Invisible Sun (Rizzoli, 2019); Beyond the Robe (Powerhouse Books, 2013); and The Power of the Invisible Sun (Chronicle, 2009).

From the Back Cover

After spending most of the last twenty years photographing people in war-torn places around the world, photographer Bobby Sager trains his gaze upon a UNESCO world heritage site in the Arabian desert to deliver a visual tour de force.

Sager traveled to Diriyah, an ancient mud city abandoned by its inhabitants several decades ago. The fragile site has been closed to visitors for over a decade. But during the final stages of a major ten-year restoration, Sager was given unlimited access to capture the soul of this magical place before it was opened to the public.

Captivated by the erosion in Diriyah’s mud-brick walls, Sager is drawn to the “faces” he sees within the mud patterns of the town’s architecture. Sager asks us to think of these faces as our hosts and us as their guests as we explore the streets, palaces, mosques, and schools of this three-hundred-year-old city.

Desert landscapes and architectural compositions accompany details of the walls and the faces in this lushly produced, oversize volume.

Bobby Sager is an American photographer whose photography has given rise to several publications and exhibitions. Books include: The Power of the Invisible Sun, (Chronicle 2009), Beyond the Robe (Powerhouse Books, 2013), and Invisible Sun (Rizzoli 2019).

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847873706
• ISBN 13: 9780847873708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280