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by Maryam Jafri (Artist), Nina Tabassomi (Editor), Ariella Azoulay (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
Documenting the first independence days of former colonies
In this artist's book, New York- and Copenhagen-based American artist Maryam Jafri (born 1972) presents an expanded version of her photo installation Independence Day 1934-1975, juxtaposing 234 photographs sourced over 10 years of research in 40 archives across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.