{"product_id":"radio-ballast","title":"Radio Ballast","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of Radio Ballast by Francois-Xavier Gbre. First impression. Medium format hardback in new condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose between a signed and an unsigned copy from the dropdown menu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor over a year, François-Xavier Gbré traveled along the railway line, photographing train cars, stations, maintenance workshops, and diverse landscapes. His images are imbued with a certain melancholy, reflecting on the passage of time and its effect on matter. As a counterpoint to the photographs of landscapes bathed in light and exuding the humidity of the earth, there is a series of images of fragments: surfaces peeled away by the passage of time or eaten away by rust... Little by little, an outdated atmosphere emerges from these places, a feeling of time standing still. The journey to which the photographer invites us speaks of a history that is certainly over, but whose echoes still resonate in areas long fragmented by colonial presence, whose imprint endures despite the vagaries of nature and man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis series is accompanied by a text by Clément Chéroux, director of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, an essay by Sandrine Colard, photography historian and professor at Rutgers University-Newark (United States), and an unpublished short story by writer Gauz'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francois-Xavier Gbre","offers":[{"title":"unsigned","offer_id":57442212577662,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed","offer_id":57442212610430,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/radio-ballast-1396112.jpg?v=1773753226","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/radio-ballast","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}