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Title: Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive
Condition: New
Author: FUEL, Sergei Vasilev, Danzig Baldaev, Mark Vincent, Arkady Bronnikov
Contributor: Alison Nordström (Text by), Stephen Sorrell (Edited by), Damon Murray (Edited by)
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9781739887803
ISBN: 9781739887803
Publisher: FUEL Publishing
Genre: Arts & Photography
Release Date: 13/04/2023
Description: The Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive presents highlights from FUEL’s singular collection of authentic material on this subject. Previously unpublished in its original form, this work comprises ink on paper drawings by Danzig Baldaev, the photographic albums of Arkady Bronnikov and prisoner portraits by Sergei Vasiliev. The selection is contextualised with insights from Mark Vincent PhD (author and academic specialising in the Soviet Gulag) and Alison Nordström (photography scholar, writer and curator).

The meticulous depictions of tattoos by prison guard Danzig Baldaev are reproduced in facsimile, authenticated by his signature and stamp, alongside his handwritten notes on the reverse. The paper has yellowed with age, giving the exquisite drawings a visceral temporality – almost like skin.

Sergei Vasiliev’s photographs portray inmates in startling intimacy. He achieves a remarkable level of trust within the closed criminal society, a strict hierarchy, where outsiders are viewed with hostile suspicion.

Arkady Bronnikov’s collection of photographs are shown in the albums in which they were collected. Used exclusively to aid police in their investigations, they depict a motley line-up of assorted body parts.

This unique book is the only publication of primary material on this subject, highlighting the pioneering methods of these three individuals used to document this unique phenomenon.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 265mm
Item Length: 200mm
Item Weight: 1280g
Release Year: 2023

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