8.5 x 8.5"; 94 pages. Casebound. In pictorial wraps. There are a few words, but the core of (No Words) is a pictorial presentation that calls into question the romantic view most Westerners hold of Oceana, the South Seas, and adventures in paradise. Francois Deschamps: "Juxtaposing historical images and photographs taken in the Pacific from 1994-2001, this book deconstructs the imagery of this highly mythologized region of the world. The sequencing of the images is organized by thematic issues such as death, interracial relations, education, Oceanic waters, and changes in historical representation. An index of the images at the end gives extremely precise information on sources." |
