In November 2014 Charlotte Dumas began photographing the eight native horse breeds of Japan. Once necessary for farming and transportation, most of these indigenous breeds have lost their practical purpose and have declined in number. Mostly confined to small islands, the horses have never been able to migrate, and their …
This small sized book collects 70 Polaroids made between 2002 and 2012 showing Dumas’ various subjects within their different environments and locations. Texts by Paul Roth, Michel Frizot, and Marieke Wiegel. The polaroids, taken from all angles and throughout the day, give a good impression of how Charlotte approaches and studies …
Anima features the caisson horses of Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. This is the national burial ground where U.S. service members are buried, and is located outside the country’s capital city of Washington, D.C. These animals are among the few left to perform a duty for mankind that dates …
The film Work Horse shows a day of the life of two workhorses, Tarsan and Tarmo, that work in the woods in the North of Sweden pulling logs from the forest. Their life is simple and mundane and their work repetitive. You see them together as a team, as friends, …
Two years after completing a series of local racehorse portraits taken in Palermo in 2006, Dumas has returned to the city to capture the stray dogs of the city. The photographer’s painstaking approach and steady powers of observation have resulted in fourteen intimate portraits. Decaying classical motifs and everyday debris …
Ten stamps commissioned by Postnl were revealed on September 14 2015 at at Drukkerij Robstolk in Amsterdam. On occasion of the presentation, a hundred copies of the book Work Horse also presented on this date included these stamps. Both are designed by Tessa van der Waals.
The Widest Prairies focuses on the wild horses of Dayton, Nevada, famed as one of the first settlements of the gold rush in the West. These horses once symbolised the freedom, possibilities and dreams associated with the American West but now, much like this faded ideal, their very existence is under …
Anima, Latin for soul, is a contemplative video of the caisson burial horses of Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. Performing a long held tradition, these horses carry the caskets of members of the armed services to be buried with full honors. Anima features an intimate view of the …
This first book by Dumas was published in 2005. A cinematic photograph of Rome’s horse-mounted troops in ceremonial dress at night graces the cover of this artist’s book. Inside, a series of photographs show the martial steeds in their stables, preparing for a nocturnal respite. 16 pages, 6 images full color, 24 …