Background information
"'The two main rivers of Central Asia, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, originate in the mountains near China’s western border and run into the Aral Sea – or at least they used to, before the Soviets diverted them to irrigate cotton fields. The Greeks knew the two rivers as the Oxus and the Jaxartes. A Muslim hadith holds that they are two of the four rivers that flow into Paradise.
Content
'Two Rivers' is Carolyn DRAKE’s photographic record of many visits to this region over the past five years. Carolyn DRAKE’s Central Asia is a place where political allegiances, ethnic bonds, national borders, and even physical geography are in such flux as to seem, at times, like fictions. Following the two rivers, she traces a vast ecosystem of stories, nature, money, and history.” (© Elif Batuman, in: The New Yorker)
Critic's statement
"'Two Rivers' is a complex story and an excellent example of how a book design (by the talented Sybren - 'SYB' - KUIPER) can create an effective subtext to a photographer’s narrative. This is a compelling investigation of survival and the tribulations of the people in the region of Central Asia." (© Douglas Stockdale)
About the American Magnum photographer Carolyn DRAKE
Photo books by Carolyn DRAKE
- Book design
- Sybren (SYB) KUIPER
- Format
- Linen bound HC (no dust jacket, as issued)x 2,5 , 16 x 21 cm., 192 pp., color ills., text language: English, Ltd. ed. to 700 copies