Recaptioning Congo : African stories and colonial pictures = Afrikaanse woorden en koloniale beelden = Récits africains et photographies coloniales /

"Recaptioning Congo places the colonial Congo's photography history in new perspectives. Various writers take an African-centered look at imperial archival images and provide them with creative, contemporary and/or literary 'captions'.The book accompanies an exhibition at FOMU ph...

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Other Authors: Colard, Sandrine (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Dutch
French
Language Notes:Text in English, Dutch and French.
Published: Tielt : Lannoo, [2022]
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Summary:"Recaptioning Congo places the colonial Congo's photography history in new perspectives. Various writers take an African-centered look at imperial archival images and provide them with creative, contemporary and/or literary 'captions'.The book accompanies an exhibition at FOMU photography museum in Antwerp and is based upon the extensive research of the photographic history of colonial Congo (1885 - 1960), conducted by Dr. Sandrine Colard. It contains a wealth of revealing images that highlight the relationship between past and present, Africa and Europe and Belgium and Congo"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Catalog of an exhibition held at the FOMU Fotomuseum Antwerp, September 16, 2022-January 15, 2023.
Physical Description:252 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789401486231
9401486239