This is a heavy book and a splendid one, spectacularly laid out with each page revealing new characters and new colours. Michael O’Neill, portrait photographer to the stars, takes us on a stunning journey into a parallel universe, that of Yoga, where the gestures and movements of the body are an extension and an expression of the soul. The book’s cover states that it is a plan or a manifest for the architecture of peace.
O’Neill spent two years travelling around the world with the goal of capturing the essence of the schools and yoga masters who help spread the word of a universe that fascinates him.
In a changing world where ideologies of war clash are constantly at odds, Yoga can provide its disciples with meditation and gestures that attempt to help build a new order. The photographer is evidently fascinated by these faces – the masks – and bodies – sculptures – which are a world away from the narcissistic beauty found in hills of Hollywood.
BOOK
On Yoga, L’Architecture de la paix
Michael O N’Neill
Taschen
Michael O’Neill. Michael O’Neill, H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Eddie Stern
26,7 x 37,4 cm, 290 pages
€ 49,99
ISBN 978-3-8365-5798-6 (Anglais)
ISBN 978-3-8365-0401-0 (Français)
ISBN 978-3-8365-0604-5 (Allemand)
ISBN 978-3-8365-0871-1 (Italien)
ISBN 978-3-8365-2041-6 (Espagnol)
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