Brown, Ossian

Haunted Air

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ISBN 13:: 9781787334243
author:: Brown, Ossian
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Jonathan Cape Ltd
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 216
Dimensions:: 22.8 x 20.3 x 2.5 centimetres (0
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Photography, Collections,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 10 working days

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The roots of Hallowe'en lie in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. On this night, the veil between the worlds grew thin, allowing spirits to pass through and walk unseen among men. As Christianity spread, the pagan festival was subsumed into All Souls' Day, but its traditions persisted. In America, the haunted tradition flourished, feeding on fresh lore and consuming half-remembered tales of its own shadowy origins. The pumpkin replaced the carved turnip, costumes grew stranger, and celebrants seized on the festival's intoxicating spirit. These photographs in Haunted Air provide a glimpse into the traditions of this macabre festival from ages past. The pictures depict family portraits, mementos of treasured memories now unrecognisable, torn from album pages and sold piecemeal for pennies. They form an important document of photographic history, capturing the melancholy chance and strangers who once owned these images.

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