Gun Kessle
Gun Kessle ( pronunciation : [ ˌgɵnː ˈkɛsːlə ], actually Gunborg Myrdal , née Kessle , born June 15, 1926 in Haparanda ; † October 23, 2007 in Skinnskatteberg , Västmanland ) was a Swedish photographer , visual artist and author .
After her art education, she and her husband, the writer Jan Myrdal , traveled to many countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Central America from 1958 . The couple wrote, sometimes together, a series of report books, which Gun Kessle illustrated with her photographs. Several of these books, such as the Way of the Cross of Cultures (1964; on Afghanistan ), The Albanian Challenge (1971), Art and Imperialism using the Example of Angkor (1973; on Cambodia ) or Women's Life in a Chinese Village (1984) were also published in German.
She also became known for her photographs of Buddhist art and architectural works, with which Jan Myrdal's books Ondskan tar form (1962) and Bortom bergen (1983) were furnished. Kessle's photographic work has been presented several times in solo exhibitions, most recently in 2007 in Örebro .
Since the 1950s, Kessle has been involved in socialist projects and the peace movement .
Web links
- Obituary in Dagens Nyheter , October 23, 2007 (Swedish, with picture)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kessle, Gun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Myrdal, Gunborg (real name); Kessle, Gunborg (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish photographer, visual artist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haparanda |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2007 |
| Place of death | Skinnskatteberg |