Gondwana Book - Assouline

After receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2012, fine art photographer Diane Tuft traveled to Antarctica to study and document the effects of ultraviolet and infrared radiation on the landscape. Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land chronicles the extraordinary results of this expedition, with over 50 stunning images that capture the raw and untouched splendor of Antarctica with colors, textures and compositions that border on surrealism. Named after the megacontinent that once contained what is now Antarctica, Gondwana is a living representation of hundreds of millions of years of Earth history, a mythical land like it never has. been imagined before. The book includes a foreword by Elisabeth Sussman, Curator and Curator of Photography Sondra Gilman at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

- 128 pages
- More than 50 illustrations
- English language
- Released in January 2014
- L 10.03 x W 12.99 x D 0.78 in
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- 1.36 kg

After receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2012, art photographer Diane Tuft traveled to Antarctica to study and document the effects of ultraviolet and infrared radiation on the landscape. Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land chronicles the extraordinary results of that expedition, with over 50 stunning images that capture Antarctica's raw, untouched splendor with colors, textures, and compositions that verge on the surreal. Named for the megacontinent that once contained what is now Antarctica, Gondwana presents a living reflection of hundreds of millions of years of Earth's history, a mythical land as it has never been imagined before. The book includes a foreword by Elisabeth Sussman, Curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art.