Vietnam: A Book of Changes Valerie Galloway in search of the figure

in search of the figure of the savage as it survives in local popular traditions

His painterly approach draws from the traditions of romantic literature and painting

often in surprising contexts (a handbag perched atop supermarket vegetables) or with humorous intent (a bag sitting on a taxidermy crocodile)

A Tale of Two Cities

Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms

Vietnam: A Book of Changes Valerie Galloway in search of the figureFirst edition of Vietnam: A Book of Changes by Mitch Epstein. First impression. Medium format hardback in fine condition. About Mitch Epstein's evocative pictures reveal a complex Vietnam that few Americans have ever seen. This is not a document about the war; nor is it the pastoral idyll other photographers have portrayed. Vietnam, through Epstein's eyes, is a sometimes disturbing and sometimes sublime palimpsest. Vietnam: A Book of Changes