Pieter Henket, Stefanie Plattner (Editor), Eva Vonk (Editor)
Congo Tales
Told by the People of Mbomo. Racontés par les gens de Mbomo
Launching a new education and conservation project that connects people from different cultures, this dazzling series by renowned photographer Pieter Henket gives ancient folklore a modern-day spin.
The Congo Basin in Central Africa harbors approximately one quarter of the world’s rainforest. In the heart of this forest is Odzala-Kokoua National Park, an ecological wonderland that is home to untold numbers of rare gorillas, forest elephants, and birds. It is also home to people who have lives vastly different from much of the rest of the world. In this stunning photographic series, Pieter Henket presents images of the children of Odzala-Kokoua telling the oral history of the Congo in enchanting and creative ways. Shot over the course of a month, Henket documented the children of this remote region as they designed, planned, created costumes for, and acted out a series of myths—about their tribes, their landscape, and the animals and plants that they live among. Their stories will educate others unfamiliar with a way of life that is so completely in harmony with nature. Filled with vibrant images that highlight the area’s magnificent flora and fauna, this photographic project, which was three years in the planning and execution, offers an exciting opportunity to learn about nature and the environment and it delivers an optimistic message about trust, cooperation, and conservation for the next generation of policy makers.
»In Congo Tales, a new book about the second-largest tropical forest in the world, the story of a people and their home comes alive.«
Other titles like "Congo Tales"
Tyler Mitchell Studios Inc., Deborah Willis, Hans Ulrich Obrist
I Can Make You Feel Good
Campbell Addy
Feeling Seen
Matthew Israel
The Big Picture
Michael Kenna, Vincent J. Miles
Michael Kenna
Ortrud Westheider, Michael Philipp, Daniel Zamani
Eine neue Kunst. Photographie und Impressionismus
David Campany, Hripsimé Visser, Nan Goldin
Ed van der Elsken: Camera in Love
Georg Rüschemeyer
Optische Illusionen - Über 160 verblüffende Täuschungen, Tricks, trügerische Bilder, Zeichnungen, Computergrafiken, Fotografien, Wand- und Straßenmalereien in 3D
Philipp Blom, Monika Faber, Rolf H. Johannssen, Guido Messling, Tobias G. Natter, Olaf Peters, Uwe M. Schneede, Stefan Weppelmann, Tobias G. Natter
The Self-Portrait, from Schiele to Beckmann
Jo Bradford
Smart Photos
Phillip Prodger
Das Porträt in der Fotografie. 150 Jahre Fotogeschichte in 250 Porträts
Paul Lowe
Ernst Haas: The American West
Sarah Carr-Gomm
Die geheime Sprache der Kunst
Anna Elisabeth Röcker
Eine Tankstelle für die Seele
Alessandra Mattanza
Street Art is Female (dt.)
Patrick Mauriès
CHANEL: Karl Lagerfeld - Die Kampagnen
Peter Stepan
Fotos, die die Welt bewegten
Richard William Hill, Hila Peleg, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Alanis Obomsawin
Nationalgalerie Berlin Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Udo Kittelmann, Sven Beckstette
Jack Whitten (dt./engl.)
Bettina Rühm
Neue Kindergärten, Krippen, Horte
Stephanie Rosenthal
Yayoi Kusama
Biography
STEFANIE PLATTNER is Managing Director and Producer of Storming Donkey Productions, a studio based in Potsdam, Germany, that develops cinematic and interactive content for international audiences. EVA VONK works at Storming Donkey Productions and has been involved with Congo Tales since its inception.
