Micro Monumentality is the first title in a new series,
Micro-Africa, which aims to highlight the artistic and cultural
value of miniature objects made in Africa. The whole series will be
based on a single private collection. Forthcoming titles will be
dedicated to different ethnic groups and/or varieties of objects
(jewels, talismans, containers, boxes, fetishes). The first volume
introduces the concept behind the series, offering a broad overview
of objects and materials created and used by a large number of
different African ethnic groups. With superb full-page photographs
and close-ups of single details, Micro Monumentality extols the
wealth of expression found in talismans, weights, boxes,
containers, fetishes, jewels, and other objects made from wood,
ivory, bone, bronze, iron, aluminium, and stone. None of these
exceed 15 cm (just under 6 inches) in height or length, and though
indeed 'microscopic', they are as expressive as much larger works,
and are even 'monumental' in their own right. Showcased here are
approximately 150 objects from a unique collection of 20,000
pieces, purchased from renowned art galleries, exchanged between
collectors, or found in Africa during decades of enthusiastic
research. Representing the quintessence of African thought,
religiosity, and prodigious formal inventiveness, this private
collection is a celebration of the union of the miniscule, the
sacred, and the precious. Including a long interview in which the
collector talks about the origin of his passion, this book plunges
the reader into a poetic odyssey of materials, forms, and rituals
composed on a smaller scale. Text in English and French.
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