Looking Aside
Art direction and design of Pieter Hugo's first book of South African portraits.

Pieter Hugo looks directly at people whose appearance makes us look aside. In doing so, he forces us to confront ourselves and our preconceptions and prejudices, and question why we are so awkward when we encounter people who are unusual in some way, whether for reasons of albinism, blindness or a skin disorder. In these frontal portraits, we see what we usually choose to look at from the corners of our eyes.

Hardcover, cloth bound, 235 x 296 mm, 98 pages, edition of 1500
Introduction by South African poet Antjie Krog.
Published by Punktum Editions, Roma, 2006
ISBN 978-88-89412-20-8

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