Background information, statement by the photographer, Antoine D'AGATA
"When I was on the ground, I constantly questioned the usefulness of my presence. I photographed people dying, to show them to those who let them die. Antoine d’Agata […]" (Antoine D'AGATA)
"Personal odyssey is the focus of this body of photographic and video works by Antoine D'AGATA, named 'Odysseia'. The raw French Magnum photographer sought out migrants in Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in order to experience, document and understand the often harsh reality of their journeys. In a desperate quest to reach a better life in Europe, many migrants inhabit deteriorating urban landscapes, endure detention centres and slip past ports and borders undetected, fully aware of the danger and illegality of their situation, and nameless to the world.
Content
The photo volume 'Odysseia' by Magnum photographer Antoine D'AGATA Includes striking photos and images from videos, statistical data and texts by Bruno Le Dantec and Rafael Garido.
About French Magnum photographer Antoine D'AGATA (b.1961, in Marseille)
Photo books by and with contribution by Antoine D'AGATA
- Ed(s)/Author(s)
- Bruno Le Dantec
- Format
- HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 16,5 x 21 x 1,5 cm., 192 pp., French