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Undisclosed: Images of the Contemporary Circus Artist

Title: Undisclosed: Images of the Contemporary Circus Artist

Photographer/s: Bertil Nilsson

Contributor/s: Laura Noble, essay
Daniele Finzi Pasca, foreword

Date of publication: Sept 1st 2011

Place of publication: London, UK

Dimensions: 11 x 9.5 in.

Edition size: 1000

Type of binding: Casebound hardcover, tip-on image

Number of pages: 140

Type of paper: Hello Fat Matt 1.3 Natural 150 gr

Number of pictures: 92

Type of printing: Offset duotone

Printer: Lecturis, NL

Publisher: Canalside Books

Designer: Bertil Nilsson and Wayne Ford

Language: English and French

ISBN: 978-0956887207

Category: Photography book, trade edition

Price: £35

Summary: Swedish-born photographer Bertil Nilsson has worked for 5 years with circus artists throughout Europe and North America to explore and document contemporary circus from a novel perspective. This book is the result of Bertil’s collaboration with 47 circus artists, including some of today’s and tomorrow’s most exciting performers in this rapidly expanding field.

The black and white images of the performers, all naked, working on their skills in training spaces, are accompanied by an essay by writer and curator Laura Noble and a foreword by acclaimed circus creator Daniele Finzi Pasca. The project represents a unique snapshot of the circus community, exploring a multitude of acrobatic and aerial disciplines through a common visual thread.

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: 1981, Lund, Sweden

Website: www.bertil.co.uk

Book link: www.undisclosedcircus.com

Donated by: Bertil Nilsson

Published on October 13, 2011 5:59 pm.
Filed under: Books Tags: Bertil Nilsson, Canalside Books

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