Balls and Bulldust
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2015
Steidl GmbH & Co. OHG (Verlag)
978-3-86930-707-7 (ISBN)
Steidl GmbH & Co. OHG (Verlag)
978-3-86930-707-7 (ISBN)
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Balls and Bulldust is a rich collection of images that explores life and work among the cattlemen in the Northern Territory
in Australia. It is not another cowboy story, rather one about men and women working very hard, and seeking some kind of solitude and sense of space in the midst of harsh conditions. For some, life in Australia’s outback is a life-long routine.
The young are attracted by its romanticism, which is – more often than not – shattered by reality’s hardships. The red dust covering this vast scrubby landscape and filling the air is prevalent in Ludwigson’s images. Days can be blistering hot and temperatures at nights may sometimes fall below zero. People sleep on “swags” on the ground for weeks. The food is drab and the men are in their saddles twelve hours a day mustering herds of cattle, branding and castrating young bulls.
Håkan Ludwigson, who is one of the world’s leading commercial photographers, spent three months with the cattlemen of the Australian outback early in his career, and returned to his native Sweden with a body of work that became Balls and Bulldust in 2012. The work was first exhibited at Strandverket Konsthall on Marstrand in Sweden in 2012. The exhibition was curated by Hasse Persson.
in Australia. It is not another cowboy story, rather one about men and women working very hard, and seeking some kind of solitude and sense of space in the midst of harsh conditions. For some, life in Australia’s outback is a life-long routine.
The young are attracted by its romanticism, which is – more often than not – shattered by reality’s hardships. The red dust covering this vast scrubby landscape and filling the air is prevalent in Ludwigson’s images. Days can be blistering hot and temperatures at nights may sometimes fall below zero. People sleep on “swags” on the ground for weeks. The food is drab and the men are in their saddles twelve hours a day mustering herds of cattle, branding and castrating young bulls.
Håkan Ludwigson, who is one of the world’s leading commercial photographers, spent three months with the cattlemen of the Australian outback early in his career, and returned to his native Sweden with a body of work that became Balls and Bulldust in 2012. The work was first exhibited at Strandverket Konsthall on Marstrand in Sweden in 2012. The exhibition was curated by Hasse Persson.
Håkan Ludwigson was born on the Swedish west coast in the small town of Vänersborg where he started his career as a press photographer at the local newspaper in 1965. He later made a name for himself through magazine work for European publications and advertising assignments for leading car companies, mixed with personal projects. In 1988 Ludwigson became a contract photographer for Condé Nast Traveler in New York. Today he is seen as one of the most versatile photographic artists at the magazine with a personal vision that has earned him followers all over the world.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.7.2015 |
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Verlagsort | Göttingen |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 295 x 295 mm |
Gewicht | 2195 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
Schlagworte | Australien • cattlemen • Outback • Rinderzucht |
ISBN-10 | 3-86930-707-2 / 3869307072 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-86930-707-7 / 9783869307077 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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