{"product_id":"jacques-berthet-jacques-berthet-9788836645831","title":"Jacques Berthet: Olive Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Swiss photographer discovers a sculptural side to the olive trees that grow throughout the Mediterranean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwiss photographer Jacques Berthet (born 1949) has long been interested in the olive tree for its botanical beauty and symbolic significance in a variety of cultures both ancient and modern. However, Berthet has remarked that he did not truly discover the real aesthetic possibilities of the olive tree until he visited Spain and decided to embark on a photography project documenting olive groves across the Mediterranean: from the Alentejo region in Portugal to the Pleistos Valley at Delphi, passing through Kabylia, Tunisia, to the Middle East, in Israel and the West Bank. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe olive plants in Berthet's series appear not as horticultural specimens but as sculptures crafted by farmers in collaboration with nature. In each photograph, Berthet frames a single tree against the backdrop of the greater grove in which it is situated, creating an illustrative effect through the backlighting and black-and-white treatment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Berthet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8836645836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788836645831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvana Editoriale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 11.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Jacques Berthet","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994580156671,"sku":"9788836645831","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7926b759-5f6c-4680-b293-c09fd1dbc801.jpg?v=1683330996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jacques-berthet-jacques-berthet-9788836645831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}