
Cataract
John Berger(Author)
Notting Hill Editions (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2011
Book
Hardback
68 pages
978-1-907903-32-8 (ISBN)
Description
What happens when an art critic loses some of his sight to cataracts? What wonders are glimpsed once vision is restored? In this impressionistic essay written in the spirit of Montaigne, John Berger, whose treatises on seeing have shaped cultural and media studies for four decades, records the effects of cataract removal operations on each of his eyes.
With words by John Berger and beautiful illustrations by Turkish artist Selcuk Demirel that complement the text, Cataract is a collaborative collectors' piece that is perfect for every reader's bedside table.
With words by John Berger and beautiful illustrations by Turkish artist Selcuk Demirel that complement the text, Cataract is a collaborative collectors' piece that is perfect for every reader's bedside table.
Reviews / Votes
"John Berger writes about what is important, not just interesting. In contemporary English letters he seems to me peerless; not since Lawrence has there been a writer who offers such attentiveness to the sensual world." -- Susan Sontag 'A slim volume containing the poignant thoughts of an art critic once again blessed with sight, and made aesthetically pleasing by exquisite line drawings by Turkish artist Selcuk Demirel.' -- MacleansMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Colour and b/w illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 121 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
144 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907903-32-8 (9781907903328)
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Persons
John Berger is a storyteller, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic. He is one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years, who has explored the relationships between the individual and society, culture and politics and experience and expression in a series of novels, bookworks, essays, plays, films, photographic collaborations and performances, unmatched in their diversity, ambition and reach. His television series and book Ways of Seeing revolutionised the way that Fine Art is read and understood. Selcuk Demirel was born in Artvin on May 18, 1954. His first drawings were published when he was a high school student in Ankara (1973). Later, which studying to be an architect, he continued to publish his work in some of the leading newspapers and magazines. He moves to Paris in 1978 and still lives there. His work ranges from book illustrations, magazine covers, albums of drawings to children's books, postcards and posters. His books have been published in many European countries as well as in Japan. He's also held many personal exhibitions all over the world.