Nicosia in Dark and White
Thodoris Tzalavras
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ISBN: 9789963985807
Release: 2010
Format: 25.0 x 23.0 cm
Features: 108 pages , Clothbound hardcover with dust jacket , Offset Duotone with local varnish on GardaPat Kiara 150g
Language: English
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Fine Art Monographies Architecture Photography
Nicosia in Dark and White is an intimate look inside the long time abandoned buildings adjacent to the Green Line in Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus. Through 40 black and white photographs that span a period of four years Tzalavras captures on film the neglected part of an otherwise vibrant city.
“These black and white photographs of the dead zone bring the history of this land to life.” Eleni Mavrou, Mayor of Nicosia
“A tremendous collection of photographs – a fantastically atmospheric testimony, in images which seem to capture not just the picture but the sound and maybe even the smell/air quality of the moment. Wonderful.” Jane Draycott, poet
“Fascinating new book of photography offers an alternative view of the capital.” Cyprus Weekly
Thodoris Tzalavras, 1978 Athens / Greece
Thodoris Tzalavras is a Greek photographer, currently based in Cyprus. In 2010, along with writer Ioanna Mavrou, he established the independent imprint Book Ex Machina, through which they released the monograph Nicosia in Dark and White. His first completed long-term personal project, it deals with the abandoned buildings adjacent to the so called Green Line in Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus.
Book Ex Machina
Nicosia / Cyprus
Book Ex Machina is an independent imprint based in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was established in 2010 by photographer Thodoris Tzalavras and writer Ioanna Mavrou. It specializes in the publication of small runs and special editions of art and photography books of the highest caliber.
