题 目：The Home and the World : A View of Calcutta / 家和世界:加尔各答的风景

作 者：Laura McPhee

出 版：Yale University Press，2015

装 帧：精装，160页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：24.8*30.4 cm

A portrayal of the unique and vibrant city of Calcutta, shown in an intriguing array of captivating and visually arresting photographs

Photographer Laura McPhee, noted for her stunning large-scale landscapes and portraits of the people who live and work in them, has been traveling to eastern India for over a decade. There she has devoted her perceptive vision to picturing layers of history, culture, religion, and class as they appear in private heritage homes and public markets, in lively street festivals, and in the faces of city dwellers in Calcutta (also known as Kolkata).

This exquisitely produced book features a selection of McPhee’s works made in and around India’s former capital. Here we glimpse courtyards, living spaces, temples, and altars as both vestiges of the past and elements of contemporary urban existence. McPhee’s images sensitively penetrate the surface to show the blurred boundaries between social classes, the blending of public and private life, and the resonance between India and other parts of the world. Also included are a foreword by Amitav Ghosh on the historical divisions inherent in the city’s culture and on the nature of McPhee’s work, and an essay by art historian Romita Ray on the ways McPhee captures and distills the remnants of colonial Calcutta in her photographs of the contemporary city.

通过一系列引人入胜且视觉上引人注目的照片展示，描绘了独特而充满活力的加尔各答市。

摄影师劳拉·麦克菲 （Laura McPhee） 以其令人惊叹的大型风景和在其中生活和工作的人们的肖像而闻名，十多年来一直在印度东部旅行。在那里，她以敏锐的眼光描绘了历史、文化、宗教和阶级的层次，它们出现在私人遗产住宅和公共市场、热闹的街头节日以及加尔各答（也称为加尔各答）城市居民的面孔中。

这本制作精美的书精选了 McPhee 在印度前首都及其周边地区制作的作品。在这里，我们瞥见了庭院、生活空间、寺庙和祭坛，它们既是过去的遗迹，也是当代城市存在的元素。McPhee 的图像敏感地穿透表面，展示了社会阶层之间模糊的界限、公共生活和私人生活的融合以及印度与世界其他地区之间的共鸣。还包括 Amitav Ghosh 关于城市文化中固有的历史分歧和 McPhee 作品性质的前言，以及艺术史学家 Romita Ray 的一篇文章，关于 McPhee 在她的当代城市照片中捕捉和提炼殖民地加尔各答遗迹的方式。