With the book's brush Buddha, the photographer Reza offers us an extraordinary journey, in north-western China. There in the mountains of Xinjiang, the former East Turkestan, hide fabulous caves. Long unavailable, they escaped the Red Guards and their Cultural Revolution. A chance, because they contain a wealth of rock art tells the story of Buddha. Indeed, the 163 sites are in the mysterious kingdom of Kucha - place of pilgrimage which played a crucial role in the spread of Buddhism from Central Asia to China - and on the northern route of the Silk Road .
Reza has selected ten caves and Kyzil Kumtura. How? Depending on the degree of conservation of these frescoes, created by monks painters between the fourth and seventh centuries. But also on their accessibility. For the delivery of equipment was not easy and working conditions, epic, sometimes the photographer before illuminating the walls of the shrines with mirrors reflecting the sunlight.
So many efforts that allow us to scan the scene of many lives of Buddha. To enjoy sumptuous color palette dominated by blue, green and red, and discover the confrontation of styles Indian, Greek, Persian, Afghan and Chinese.
The brush of Buddha, published by La Martiniere, 35 €.
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