Título: Dora, Yerkwood, Walker County, Alabama
Autor: Fumi Nagasaka
Sinopse: During the 2016 US Presidential elections Japanese photographer, Fumi Nagasaka, became intrigued by the rural and southern USA. She had lived in New York City for a decade but despite travelling the world, she had yet to visit the rest of the US. All this changed when her friend, Tanya Rouse, invited her to her hometown of Dora, Alabama. Nagasaka continued to visit Dora over several years, gradually building a photographic archive of her visits.
A selection of these photographs are included in her first monograph Dora, Yerkwood, Walker County, Alabama. Located northwest of city of Birmingham, Dora is a town of about 2,300 people. Church, college football, and Jack’s —the regional fast food chain— are popular with the town’s residents and Nagasaka was introduced to each on her visits.
Although an outsider, Nagasaka gradually built trust and began to photograph the town’s residents. After documenting Dora High School’s homecoming football game Nagasaka’s connections grew exponentially. She found herself immersed in the lives of several Walker County residents and had the opportunity to tell their stories.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Dora, Yerkwood, Walker County, Alabama”, de Fumi Nagasaka, publicado pela editora GOST Books, em 2024 e com 144 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: GOST Books
Páginas: 144
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1915423104
ISBN13: 9781915423108
