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Invisible
No More
Price: $34.95
Subtitle:
A Photographic Chronicle of the Lives
of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Author: Vincenzo Pietropaolo
Subject: Disability Studies,
Photography
Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4768-8
Pages: 160 pages
Publication Date: June 2010
Praise for Invisible No More:
"Invisible No More is special for its blend of Pietropaolo techniques—from straightforward news photography to painterly evocations—and for the perceptual ruse it plays on its readers."
—The Toronto Star, 12/16/10
Description:
For too long people with intellectual disabilities have been shut out
of most societies around the world, or more accurately, they have been
shut in—forcibly confined in mental institutions, quietly hidden inside
their families’ homes, isolated from public view as much as possible,
and prevented from achieving the full potential that any human being
inherently enjoys. Invisible No More
rights this wrong.
Renowned photographer
Vincenzo Pietropaolo presents a moving photographic chronicle—a
celebration—filled with more than one hundred dynamic images and thirty
evocative stories of people with intellectual disabilities, those who
may have been born with Down syndrome, autism, or who are “otherwise
abled.”
Invisible No More offers a
collective portrait of individuals, who perhaps live down the street
from us, but we hardly know they are there; people at whom we glance
furtively on a bus, unsure how to behave toward them; girls and boys,
men and women who by their “different” behavior and physical looks make
us feel uncomfortable. Pietropaolo’s photos tell their stories; his
words provide the context of their lives. Respect resonates on every
page as he welcomes us into the daily lives of families and individuals
who, in his words, “make raindrops,
dance with wheelchairs, walk in the park, perform piano concerts, work
for a living, and navigate through all the traffic ahead.”
About the Author:
VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO is a documentary
photographer and writer who has been exploring social issues for over
thirty years. His artistry and social commitment have won him worldwide
recognition. He exhibits his work frequently and has published seven
previous books of photography, including Harvest Pilgrims: Mexican
and Caribbean Migrant Farm Workers in Canada
Photo courtesy of
11-year-old Nathan Aquila
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