{"product_id":"africa-state-of-mind-9780500296783","title":"Africa State of Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mesmerizing, continent-spanning survey of the most dynamic scenes in contemporary African photography, and an introduction to the creative figures who are making it happen.       Africa State of Mind gathers together the work of an emergent generation of photographers from across Africa, including both the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa. It is both a summation of new photographic practice from the last decade and an exploration of how contemporary photographers from the continent are exploring ideas of âAfricannessâ to reveal Africa to be a psychological space as much as a physical territory â a state of mind as much as a geographical place.  Dispensing with the western colonial view of Africa in purely geographic or topographic terms, Ekow Eshun presents Africa State of Mind in four thematic parts: Hybrid Cities; Inner Landscapes; Zones of Freedom; and Myth and Memory. Each theme, introduced by a text by Eshun, presents selections of work by a new wave of African photographers who a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thrilling view of a complex, beautiful place' - The Times Luxx\u003cbr\u003e'Stimulating' - Sunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e'[A] stylish survey of work by a new generation of photographers … a break from visions of Africa seen through Western eyes' - Tatler\u003cbr\u003e'Africa's changing landscapes are beautifully captured by a new generation of home-grown photographers' - Wallpaper*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Hybrid City\u003cbr\u003e 2. Inner Landscapes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Zones of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e 4. Magic \u0026amp; Memory \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Photographers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou\u003cbr\u003e Leila Alaoui\u003cbr\u003e Kader Attia\u003cbr\u003e Atong Atem\u003cbr\u003e Shiraz Bayjoo\u003cbr\u003e Girma Berta\u003cbr\u003e Jodi Bieber\u003cbr\u003e Guillaume Bonn\u003cbr\u003e Filipe Branquinho\u003cbr\u003e Edson Chagas\u003cbr\u003e Kudzanai Chiurai\u003cbr\u003e Jabulani Dhlamini\u003cbr\u003e Omar Victor Diop\u003cbr\u003e Yagazie Emezi\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Esiebo\u003cbr\u003e Lalla Essaydi\u003cbr\u003e Hicham Gardaf\u003cbr\u003e Francois-Xavier Gbre\u003cbr\u003e Maïmouna Guerresi\u003cbr\u003e Eric Gyamfi\u003cbr\u003e Kiluanji Kia Henda\u003cbr\u003e Pieter Hugo\u003cbr\u003e Delio Jasse\u003cbr\u003e Keyezua\u003cbr\u003e Lebohang Kganye\u003cbr\u003e Phumzile Khanyile\u003cbr\u003e Namsa Leuba\u003cbr\u003e Michael Macgarry\u003cbr\u003e Osborne Macharia\u003cbr\u003e Sabelo Mlangeni\u003cbr\u003e Mohau Modisakeng\u003cbr\u003e Zanele Muholi\u003cbr\u003e Youssef Nabil\u003cbr\u003e Jehad Nga\u003cbr\u003e Nobukho Nqaba\u003cbr\u003e Musa N. Nxumalo\u003cbr\u003e Emeka Okereke\u003cbr\u003e Uche Okpa-Iroha\u003cbr\u003e George Osodi\u003cbr\u003e Ruth Ossai\u003cbr\u003e Dawit L Petros\u003cbr\u003e Athi-Patra Ruga\u003cbr\u003e Zina Saro-Wiwa\u003cbr\u003e Thabiso Sekgala\u003cbr\u003e Michael Tsegaye\u003cbr\u003e Nontisikelelo Veleko\u003cbr\u003e Lina Iris Viktor\u003cbr\u003e Zakaria Wakrim\u003cbr\u003e Alexia Webster\u003cbr\u003e Kyle Weeks\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083519762775,"sku":"9780500296783","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500296783.jpg?v=1725549202","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/africa-state-of-mind-9780500296783","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}