Congrats @peter_schlesinger & @damiani_books !! 'Peter Schlesinger: Eight Days in Yemen' is reviewed by @interviewmag @Christbollen writes, "In 1976, Peter Schlesinger was living in London, working on his paintings, when his boyfriend, the photographer Eric Boman, was invited to shoot a fashion story for a French magazine in the Republic of Yemen. It was no ordinary assignment, at least not in terms of the location. Yemen had just ended a violent civil war and was still largely an unknown territory for foreign visitors. Schlesinger recalls saying to Boman, “I want to go.” As it happened, he had just seen Pier Paolo Pasolini’s film version of Arabian Nights, which included dreamy scenes shot in the country on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, and he was intrigued by the haunting beauty of the landscape. Under the guise of serving as Boman’s photo assistant—“I actually did load film and help carry bags”—Schlesinger spent just over a week in Yemen, and in that time he got a rare look at a republic still recovering from the recent unrest. Thankfully, Schlesinger brought his trusty Pentax camera along on the trip and aimed his lens at the mountain villages, old forts, and city markets—as well as the everyday routines, customs, and dress of the people—so seldom seen, let alone photographed, by visitors…" Read the full review via linkinbio. #peterschlesinger #eightdaysinyemin #yemin #8daysinyemin @nickkharamis @civilizationyc @laurentabach @benbarna @mq______/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS_3YSpzdX/?igshid=e94mcf3voa13
