Willem de Rooij, “Pierre Verger in Suriname”
Photographer, ethnologist, and babalawo Pierre Fátúmbí Verger (1902–1996) studied the traffic and relationships between the cultures of the African Diaspora and those of West Africa. In 1948 Verger made 257 images during an eight-day trip through Suriname. Willem de Rooij's installation at Portikus Frankfurt connects the spectator and these images by means of a special viewing device. The accompagning book unifies the whole series of Verger's images from Suriname, while essays from six different perspectives contextualise them.
Client: Willem de Rooij and Portikus Frankfurt
Photography: Pierre Verger, © Foundation Pierre Verger, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Editing: Christina Lehnert, Philippe Pirotte, Willem de Rooij
Texts: Karin Amatmoekrim, Ayrson Heráclito, Philippe Pirotte, Richard Price, Willem de Rooij, and Gloria Wekker
Translations: Nina Oeghoede, Michael Sommers
Proofreading: Laura Schleussner
Pages: 312
Format: 22 × 28,5 cm
Technique: Softcover with silk screen print, monochrome deep black offset-printing
Lithography: Johann Hausstätter
Printing: Medialis, Berlin
Publishing: Koenig Books
ISBN: 978-3-96098-915-8
Year: 2020
