Contributions

  • Karl Bassil (Editor) - Contributor
  • Lisa Le Feuvre (Editor) - Contributor
  • Akram Zaatari (Editor) - Contributor
  • Hashem El Madani (Photographer) - Contributor
  • Hashem El Madani (Interview by Akram Zaatari) - Contributor
and 2 more
  • Stephen Wright (Essay) - Contributor
  • Paul Wombell (Foreword) - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Arab Image Foundation/Mind the Gap/The Photographers’ Gallery, United Kingdom

Language

English

Word Count

32,000 words, Guess

Page Count

128 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL17576113M
  • ISBN-139789953003238
  • ISBN-109953003238
  • OCLC Control Number59548166
  • LibraryThing8890995
and 1 more
  • Goodreads1630934

Classifications

  • LCCTR680 .M311 2004

Description

Hashem El Madani set up his first studio in his parents’ living room in 1948. In 1953, as his business grew, he moved to a modern space on the first floor of the prestigious Shehrazade building, which he still uses today. The first publication of his work concentrates on the idea of the studio, exploring how Madani’s exemplary practice in studio photography is both descriptive and inscriptive of social identities. Madani’s studio created a site where individuals could act out identities using the conventions of portrait photography, with the poses inspired by the desires of the sitters. These photographs reflect not only how people look, but also how they desire to be seen. First published to coincide with the exhibition: Hashem El Madani, At The Photographers’ Gallery, 14 October – 28 November 2004.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Hashem El Madani: Studio Practices (1st edition)HardcoverArab Image Foundation/Mind the Gap/The Photographers’ Gallery2004-01-01

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