Empire

Freger, Charles (PHT); Keating, Prosper (CON)

ISBN 10: 3868280979 / ISBN 13: 9783868280975

Published by Kehrer Verlag, 2010

Seller Inventory # 6951785-n

Synopsis:

Frger's series EMPIRE is a long-term project (2004 - 2007) comprising portraits of a wide variety of elite troops across Europe, mostly Republican or Royal Guards. These sitters are dressed to be recognised as belonging to a specific set of codes, rules, role and institution - be it the military or sovereignty. Through the wearing of a uniform they perform the protocols, history, status and power of their unit, in ornate costumes that often defy practicality.

About the Author: Born in 1975, Charles Fréger is a graduate of the Rouen Art School. He has devoted himself to the poetic and anthropological representation of social groups such as athletes, school children, the armed forces, etc. Fréger is also the founder of the international artistic community Piece of Cake (www.pocproject.com).He has published several photo books, e.g. "Rikishi"(2004). A former Vogue and Vogue Hommes International editor and contributor to various magazines and newspapers around the world, including The Times, The New York Times, Esquire and Graphis, the writer and screenwriter Prosper Keating is also a former British Army paratrooper and author of several books and novels. Born in Ireland in 1961, he lives between Dublin and Paris. Born in 1975, Charles Fréger is a graduate of the Rouen Art School. He has devoted himself to the poetic and anthropological representation of social groups such as athletes, school children, the armed forces, etc. Fréger is also the founder of the international artistic community Piece of Cake (www.pocproject.com).He has published several photo books, e.g. "Rikishi"(2004).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Empire
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New