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BALLON, Nick (Londra, 1976)Ezekiel 36:36
Londra, Edizione a cura dell'Artista 2014 - Edizione deluxe di 50 esemplari numerati e firmati dall'Autore (Deluxe edition of 50 copies numbered and signed by the Author)
Fotografie a colori di Nick Ballon. Edizione speciale con allegati una fotografia originale, un biglietto aereo e uno spillato in A5 stampato in risograph a due colori. Testo di Amaru Villanueva Rance, design di Studio Thomson, cura di Lu Bowan
8vo (24x29 cm), pp. 51 Rilegato tela, custodia (cloth, slip-case) Ottimo (Fine)In Ezekiel 36:36 photographer Nick Ballon's ongoing fascination and personal connection with Bolivia is brought to life with his documentation of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), one of the world's oldest surviving airlines. Founded in 1925, it has played an important role in every stage of the country's history. Since its privatisation in 1994 LAB has suffered at the hands of successive administrations, becoming gradually dismantled due to chronic mismanagement and corruption. Currently under threat of closure and with its downed fleet of aircraft slowly crumbling away this airline continues to survive through the loyalty and faith of its remaining 180 unpaid staff. This is a special edition of 50 books each with a unique airline ticket from a journey in 1999, an A5 2 colour Risograph booklet, a poem on the inaugural aviation flight in Bolivia, and a unique piece of LAB paraphernalia taken from their in-house reprographics department.
Selected Best photobook of 2013 by TIME Magazine.
Nick Ballon (b.1976) lives and works in London.
Nick Ballon is a documentary and portrait photographer, whose Anglo-Bolivian heritage is an important source of subject matter and inspiration in his work, exploring socio-historical ideas of identity and place, the concept of ‘foreignness' and belonging.
He graduated with a BA (hons) from Berkshire School of art and design in 2001, and since then has worked editorially for a number of respected international publications, including the Sunday Times Magazine, The Guardian Magazine, the Financial Times, the New York Times, El Pais and Der Spiegel.
His work has been exhibited internationally including at Rencontres d'Arles, Beijing Triennial, Guernsey Photography Festival, KK Outlet, Wellcome Trust, and NCM/Foyle Foundation, and received an honourable mention for the Photographic Museum of Humanity grant. Nick was selected winner for 2 categories on the 2015 Creative Review Photo Annual, with 'El Alto' under ‘Personal/non-published' section, and with his still and moving image work for Crane cookware under the ‘Advertising/marketing' section.
€300