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Stephan Wèurth

Wèurth, Stephan, 1969- photographer, Akel, Joseph, author

Overview

In late 2013, photographer Stephan Wèurth embarked on a whirlwind, two-day road trip, winding his way across Burundi, a small landlocked nation in the heart of East Africa. Snapping images on a hidden iPhone during his journey, Wèurth portrays everyday life in the impoverished country, from the bustling open-air markets of its capital, Bujumbura, to the plantations of sweet banana and coffee deep in the country's foothills. The photographs highlight the integral role the bicycle - or 'ikinga' -plays in Burundi's culture. With a candid eye that recalls Walker Evans' surreptitious subway shots of New York in the 1930s, Wèurth's photographs reveal a lively, resourceful and entrenched bicycle culture that is vital not only to Burundi's economy, but also to the daily survival of its countrymen. At times playful and intimate, 'Ikinga' is a bold meditation upon the power of creativity and improvisation during times of great difficulty.

• Publisher: Damiani
• Subject: Bicycles Burundi Pictorial works. / Burundi Social life and customs Pictorial works. / Burundi Social conditions Pictorial works. / Burundi Economic conditions Pictorial works. / Africa, East Pictorial works.
• ISBN: 9788862084444, 8862084447

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DT450.56.W87 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE