Album będący podsumowaniem 10-letniego projektu fotograficznego członka prestiżowego Magnum, Larrego Towella, w którym fotograf bada społeczności mennonickie.
Więcej informacji o książce oraz zdjęcia ze środka można znaleźć na stronie agencji fotograficznej Magnum.
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-The culmination of a 10-year project exploring the way of life of Mennonite communities in Canada and Mexico
-The definitive collection of photographer and poet Larry Towell's most important work to date
-A unique documentary record of a culture where photography is normally not permitted
-An important survey of a way of life that may soon change beyond recognition
-Accompanied by Towell's own text written in the tradition of Steinbeck, making the book an unusually successful and complete portrait of a way of life
Originating in Europe in the sixteenth century, the Mennonites are a Protestant religious sect, related to the Amish. Rather than compromise their way of life, they have continually been forced to migrate around the world to maintain their freedom to live as they choose. The greatest numbers are now found in Mexico, and many live or regularly migrate to work in rural Canada.
Larry Towell first encountered the Mennonites near his home in Ontario, Canada, and through his friendship with them he has gained unique access to their communities.
Towell has been photographing Mennonites in Canada and Mexico for over ten years, and this collection, "The Mennonites", creates a unique and intimate portrait of an often-misunderstood people. In addition to his images, Towell's own texts tell in poignant and descriptive detail his experiences with the Mennonite communities: the harshness and poverty of their rural existence, the disciplines and contradictions of their religion, their hunger for land and work, and the constant struggle to keep the modern world at bay.
