{"product_id":"bagara-ed-van-der-elsken","title":"Bagara — Ed van der Elsken","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"544\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"136\"\u003eBagara\u003c\/em\u003e is a striking 1958 photobook by legendary Dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken, capturing his visual impressions of equatorial Africa during a period of extensive travel. Shot predominantly in the then-Belgian Congo and surrounding regions, the work offers a raw, deeply personal, and at times controversial portrait of African life—filtered through van der Elsken’s signature cinematic and humanistic lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"921\"\u003eFar from a documentary in the traditional sense, \u003cem data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"603\"\u003eBagara\u003c\/em\u003e leans into a sensual and highly subjective mode of image-making. The photographs—often dramatic and intimate—focus on gesture, movement, and the physical presence of the people he encountered, particularly young African women, which has led to both admiration for its visual power and criticism for its colonial gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003ePublished by La Guilde du Livre (Switzerland) in a now-iconic large format with a bold typographic cover, \u003cem data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003eBagara\u003c\/em\u003e is considered one of van der Elsken’s most collectible early books and a cornerstone of postwar European photobook history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1191\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1191\"\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1205\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bagara\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1237\"\u003eArtist \/ Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ed van der Elsken\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1276\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1276\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1958\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Guilde du Livre, Lausanne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1406\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1406\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1369\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with printed dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1424\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 27.5 × 21 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 (unpaginated)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gravure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e (fill in: Very Good \/ Good+ \/ edge wear \/ jacket worn, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DaRWIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52451151577426,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/7058\/0818\/files\/MAISONSCLOSES_8_70d0c0e0-5887-4085-b2fe-4e82d4278581.jpg?v=1768070242","url":"https:\/\/thedarwin.es\/products\/bagara-ed-van-der-elsken","provider":"DaRWIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}