The transformation of man to beast is a central aspect of traditional pagan rituals that are centuries old and which celebrate the seasonal cycle, fertility, life and death. Each year, throughout Europe, from Scotland to Bulgaria, from Finland to Italy, from Portugal to Greece via France, Switzerland and Germany, people literally put themselves into the skin of the 'savage', in masquerades that stretch back centuries. By becoming a bear, a goat, a stag or a wild boar, a man of straw, a devil or a monster with jaws of steel, these people celebrate the cycle of life and of the seasons. Their costumes, made of animal skins or of plants, and decorated with bones, encircled with bells, and capped with horns or antlers, amaze us with their extraordinary diversity and prodigious beauty. Work on this project took photographer Charles Freger to eighteen European countries in search of the mythological figure of the Wild Man: Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Croatia, Finland, Romania and the UK.
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Charles Freger (b. 1975, Bourges, France) is recognised as one of Europe's leading young photographers. Based in Paris, his work has been devoted almost exclusively to portraiture, particularly the study of groups in uniform or costume. Freger is co-founder of the international group of artists POC (Piece of Cake).
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By Hairypsalms
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After researching into traditional folk characters and costumes I cam across this fantastic title. Charles Freger's photographs offer a beautiful insight into the folk traditions surrounding the Wilde Mann with an appendix describing the mythology around each character. If you are into folk or even wanting inspiration for some fashion designs I would throughly recommend this book to you!
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By M.M
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I agree this book would have been excellent in a larger format but it is still a brilliant collection of traditional european masquerade. A fantastic resource.
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beautiful beautiful book. The research through photographs is stunning. To have so many outstanding "costumes" in one resource is a gift. Consistently photographed which makes this a special collection.
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Wonderful book with nice pictures about costumes worn around Europe and still in use today. Teaches us that you have to look around and don't have to go abroad to find crazy cool... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Maaike
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Outstanding images of a peculiar aspect of human behaviour
This is a wonderful book that deserves a larger format. It is simply a collection of photographs of people, mainly European, dressed in outlandish ritual outfits. Read more
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