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The iconic bowler hat,the long black braids, the adjusted corset and the brightly colored puffed skirt: their out t is well known all around the world. The mythical cholitas are a strong symbol of Bolivia. Discriminated against for a long time, they are now very much a driving force in Bolivia. in scenes that were unimaginable 10 or 20 years ago, nowadays they have real clout in the economic, political and even fashion worlds. the cholitas have managed to nd their place in modern society without denying their collective past. they are an expression of the dignity of indian populations. this photographic series aims to renew insight into Bolivian womanhood. it also carries with it new identity af rmations and re ects the social changes on the march in the country.

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Yong Xu NEGATIVES (Collector’s edition- few copies available), signed c print include) a text by Markus Schaden, founder of The PhotoBook Museum.: The current decade, only half past, deserves a look to the current score. The photobook has achieved popularity, quality and quantity unexpectedly high dimensions. All the more important content and the digital world calls for and the digital photo book. But maybe the right way is indeed in between. This shows an outstanding concept of the Chinese photographer Xu Yong with his brilliant photobook NEGATIVE! A hybrid between analogy and digital. What demands Xu Yong? The viewer can or must reverse the printed in negative colour photographs with his smartphone and thus becomes a (positive) developers in their own digital darkroom. The theme: politically explosive: The China still taboo recordings of the protests on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989. Fantastic and pioneering. The photobook has arrived in the new decade.

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#LiuBolin, « China, Dangerous Landscapes », with a signed c print by the author, « supermarket#3 » A limited edition of 800 copies, and only 75€! I invite you to discover this book, strong concept in the design and story… #ArtOfPerfection #China #Pollution #Beijing #EditionsBessard here the link: https://editionsbessard.com/…/china-dangerous-landscape…/ Here the link: https://editionsbessard.com/…/china-dangerous-landscape…/

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#LiuBolin, « China, Dangerous Landscapes », with a signed c print by the author, « supermarket#3 » A limited edition of 800 copies, and only 75€! I invite you to discover this book, strong concept in the design and story… #ArtOfPerfection #China #Pollution #Beijing #EditionsBessard here the link: https://editionsbessard.com/…/china-dangerous-landscape…/ Here the link: https://editionsbessard.com/…/china-dangerous-landscape…/

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The weapons hungry monster con Editions Bessard “A gun for every militiaman” is the latest desperate cry of the dictator. This photographic collage essay deals with firearms possession in Venezuela’s shanty towns. In Caracas, as in a video game, guns are sold, loaned, lost, stolen and smuggled. Pistols, machine guns, grenade bombs and ammunition are advertised through Whatsapp, Snapchat and even Instagram, the black market takes the form of an evil chat, so you can choose your weapons before starting to play. Venezuela is the Latin American country that devotes more resources to the purchase of armaments. In 2016 we reached the unbeaten score of 28479 violent deaths. In our “barrios” it is easier to find a gun than bread. There is no milk, but there are lots of bullets. Under the narco-dictatorship and criminal regime, my country has been turned into a real battle ground, a clash of mafias. The cities are overrun by different malefic forces: brutal police squadrons, merciless paramilitary groups and armed common criminals. Civil society is literally trapped among all kind of shortages, repression and chaos. In the same day, you can be a victim of a rubbery and assist to a rain of rubber bullets and tear gas canisters, beware, minutes later you could be stepped by a crowd running away from the National Police Robocops or deliberately smashed by an anti-riot tank. Kalashnikov from Russia, Norinco from China, Beretta from Italy, Glock from Austria, Walther from Germany, Browning, Colt and Jenings from U.S.A: these are the weapons from the catalog of the brutal, gory and constant violent misery in my home city. Free Venezuela. Pepe López, Caracas 2017 Bespoke: The weapons hungry monster Editions Bessard, Paris, France.

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#LiuBolin, « China, Dangerous Landscapes », with a signed c print by the author, « supermarket#3 » A limited edition of 800 copies, and only 75€! I invite you to discover this book, strong concept in the design and story… #ArtOfPerfection #China #Pollution #Beijing #EditionsBessard here the link: https://editionsbessard.com/…/china-dangerous-landscape…/ Here the link: https://editionsbessard.com/…/china-dangerous-landscape…/