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    The Little Book of Kabul: a project by Francesca Recchia and Lorenzo Tugnoli

    Contributor: Francesca Recchia, Lorenzo Tugnoli

    • January 20, 2014

    Arts · Creative · Culture · Featured

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    With the impending presidential elections and the withdrawal of international forces, 2014 is a foreboding year for Afghanistan. However, there is more to the country than war and violence.

    There is a rich and diverse contemporary culture that rarely makes it to the news. There are artists, craftsmen, designers, musicians who struggle everyday to preserve a sense of normality that allows for the expression of their creativity.

    They are profoundly rooted in the culture and tradition of their country while striving to explore new languages and creative forms.

    21_TUL2011015G053857The Little Book of Kabul is a narrative in fifty photographs and twenty short stories; it is a book made of small close ups and emotions that aim to disclose this hidden face of the city. It is a book of photos and words, of visual and textual snapshots that wants to tell the story of Kabul from a different angle. The Little Book of Kabul is composed of evocative fragments of the ordinary moments of artists’ daily life. It is a homage to Kabul as it is a celebration of creativity, determination and the unexpected potentials of beauty.

     

    About the Author

    Francesca Recchia: Francesca Recchia is an independent researcher and writer. Her work is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach that combines Urban, Visual and Cultural Studies. Francesca was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College of London, and is now a Research Associate at the Centre of South Asian Studies at SOAS, London and a Visiting Lecturer at Università Bocconi in Milan. She was the director of the 4th Afghanistan Contemporary Art Prize and is now organizing the first Kabul Literature festival and working on a book titled The Little Book of Kabul. Francesca has a PhD in Cultural Studies from the Oriental Institute in Naples and a Master’s degree in Visual Cultures from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

    Lorenzo Tugnoli: Lorenzo Tugnoli is a documentary photographer based in Kabul. His work has been published by The New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Wired, as well as several Italian magazines. He is a regular contributor of the The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

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