by David Zimmerman (Photographer), Dhondup Gyal (Contribution by), Robert Adams (Contribution by)
One Voice weaves a compelling narrative of man's resolve and spirit when confronted with the loss of nation, family, and identity. Are people defined by their territory or by the culture they construct in their new lives? Photographed in refugee settlements and nomadic regions of India, the large-format portraits of One Voice represent a cross-section of Tibetan exile society; nomads, tradesman, writers, and revolutionaries. Intertwined with the photographic narrative are insights by Tibetan and Western writers, whose poetry and essays convey the exile experience. Ultimately, the Tibetan story is a universal one.
Author Biography
David Zimmerman is an American photographer living in New Mexico and northern India. He is an honors graduate of Brooks Institute (BFA, 1982).
Zimmerman's work has been exhibited internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions including Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Art on Paper, New York City; Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin, Italy; Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain; Thessaloniki Cultural Museum, Thessaloniki, Greece; FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France; Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles; Hearst Photography Biennial, New York City; Paris Photo LA, Los Angeles; Context Art Miami; Sous les Etoiles Gallery, New York City and A. Galerie, Paris, France, among others.
Dhondup Gyal (1953-1985) is considered the first modern Tibetan poet breaking through traditional Tibetan formalist elements. He is widely regarded in Tibet as the founder of Modern Tibetan Poetry. An accomplished scholar, writer, poet and patriot, he committed suicide in 1985 when he was only 32.
Robert Hariman is a professor of rhetoric and public culture in the department of communication studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of Political Style: The Artistry of Power and two books co-authored with John Louis Lucaites: The Public Image: Photography and Civic Spectatorship and No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture, and Liberal Democracy. He also has published four edited volumes and numerous book chapters and journal articles, and his work has been translated into French and Chinese. He and Lucaites post on photojournalism, politics, and culture at their blog Nocaptionneeded.com.
Tsering Woeser is a Tibetan activist, blogger, poet and essayist in China. Her books include Tibet on Fire (2016), Tibet's True Heart (2008) and Voices from Tibet: Selected Essays and Reportage (2013).
Bhuchung D. Sonam was born in Tibet. In exile, he studied at the Tibetan Children's Village School. His books include Yak Horns: Notes on Contemporary Tibetan Writing, Music, Film & Politics (2012), and Songs of the Arrow (2015). He lives in Dharamsala, a small town in northern India.
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa is the author of the following books of poetry, Rules of the House (2002), In the Absent Everyday (2005), and My Rice Tastes Like the Lake (2011). Dhompa's most recent work is a non-fiction book, Coming Home to Tibet (2016).
Tenzin Tsundue is a writer, poet and activist. He is the author of several books of poetry and essays including, Crossing the Border (1999), Kora: Stories and Poems (2002), Semshook: Essays on Tibetan Freedom Struggle (2007) and Tsengol: Stories and Poems of Resistance (2012).
Pankaj Mishra is an Indian author and writer of literary and political essays. His books include Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan and Beyond (2007) and From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia (2013). Mishra also writes literary essays for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, The New Yorker and the London Review of Books.
Milarepa (1052-1135) was one of Tibet's greatest yogis and the author of A Hundred Thousand Songs.
Robert Adams was a professor of English literature for several years before turning his full attention to photography in the mid 1970s. His work is largely concerned with moments of regional transition. Adams has published several photographic books, including, The New West: Landscapes Along the Colorado Front Range (1974), Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values (1981), Perfect Times, Perfect Places (1988), Cottonwoods (1994), Why People Photograph (1994).
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.4 x 12.5 x 9.4 IN
Publication Date: June 13, 2017
