Pieter Hugo - The Hyena & Other Men

Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Year: 2008
Format: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition, Fourth Printing
Condition: Like New
Pages: 80
Size: 9.75 x 11.4in

Many myths surround the "Hyena Men" who haunt the peripheries of Nigeria's cities. Accompanied by hyenas, rock pythons and baboons, these men earn a living by performing before crowds and selling traditional medicines. Pieter Hugo's extraordinary portraits of their liminal existence reveal an uncanny world of complex, codependent relationships, where familiar distinctions between dominance and submission, wildness and domesticity, tradition and modernity are constantly subverted. Nigerian journalist Adetokunbo Abiola introduces readers to the "Hyena Men," explaining the traditions and mystique behind their practices.