{"product_id":"passage-1","title":"Passage","description":"\u003cb\u003eArtist Statement: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Portraiture is less about self-expression in the individualist sense...It's never just about the person in front of the camera; it's about the world they belong to.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis limited edition slipcase includes a copy of \u003ci\u003ePassage: The Art of Atong Atem\u003c\/i\u003e and a signed and numbered print by the artist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtong Atem, \u003ci\u003eSelf Portrait with Pearls\u003c\/i\u003e, 2019\u003cbr\u003eBaryta Fibre paper print, 285mm x 205mm including border, edition of 50. \u003cbr\u003eCourtesy of the artist and MARS Gallery. Printed by Colour Factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePassage: The Art of Atong Atem \u003c\/i\u003eis the first major monograph on acclaimed South Sudanese-Australian artist Atong Atem. A vivid exploration of migration, memory and the making of identity, it traces her journey from South Sudan to Australia's east coast, revealing how family, storytelling and image-making shape her richly staged portraits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking across photography, video and textiles, Atem reimagines the intimacy of portraiture. Her signature framing devices - small portals hovering over her subjects' faces - invite us to look again, through a lens that is at once surreal and deeply personal. Drawing on the legacies of such African studio photographers as Malick Sidibé, Philip Kwame Apagya and Seydou Keïta, she constructs lush tableaux that probe diaspora, postcolonial identity and the meaning of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavishly illustrated and featuring new essays by leading international voices, \u003ci\u003ePassage\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume on one of the most compelling artists of her generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCo-published with the National Gallery of Victoria.","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50984139096100,"sku":"9781760765637","price":600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781760765637.jpg?v=1782417668","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/passage-1","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}