Product Description

At the half-way point along South Africa's great highway - the N1 running from Cape Town to
Johannesburg - lies the small town of Beaufort West. With its prison in the middle of town, on an island
in the highway, it's a surreal road-stop that offers everything a traveller might want - food, gas, a place
to stay, an hour of sex... Mikhael Subotzky considers the town, its vivid characters and poignant social
landscapes, in a photo essay that confronts central issues of contemporary South African society. His
first photobook, it is exquisitely produced on a large portfolio scale. With an introduction by leading
South African writer Jonny Steinberg and Subotzky's own commentary on the
photographs, the book is both a document of social evidence and the visual manifesto
of the best of the new wave of South African art photographers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #311008 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Format: Special Edition
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages