Book Title: Abandoned India: The Mansions of Shekhawati
Photographer/s: Kip Scott
Place of publication: Melbourne, Australia
Year of publication: 2016
Publisher: Transit Lounge
Dimensions of book: 30 x 25 cm
Edition size: 1,000
Binding, paper & printing details: Hardcover with jacket, book bound, colour offset prints on gloss art paper
Number of pages: 144
Number of pictures: 133
Designer: Peter Lo
Editor: Transit Lounge
Printer: 1010 Printing
ISBN: 978-0-994-39586-3
Retail price: $59.99 AUD
Where to buy: ‘Transit Lounge‘ ‘New South Books‘ & ‘Variety Book Depot’ : New Dehli, India
Link/s to existing book reviews: n/a
Summary of project:
“A rare and evocative photographic portrait of India, and specifically Shekhawati’s ‘abandoned’ mansions, and it’s deserted towns. This exquisitely produced book features a selection of Scott’s work, made throughout the region of Shekhawati in Rajasthan, India. Here we glimpse courtyards, living spaces, frescoes, vast interiors, both lovingly restored and bordering on ruin. Scott’s images capture the complex nature of change, of sublime beauty and decay, mirroring an India that will seduce the reader.”
Kip Scott
