Description:
One Voice weaves a compelling narrative of man's resolve and spirit when confronted with the loss of nation, family, and identity. Are people defined by their territory or by the culture they construct in their new lives? Photographed in refugee settlements and nomadic regions of India, the large-format portraits of One Voice represent a cross-section of Tibetan exile society; nomads, tradesman, writers, and revolutionaries. Intertwined with the photographic narrative are insights by Tibetan and Western writers, whose poetry and essays convey the exile experience. Ultimately, the Tibetan story is a universal one.
Brief description: Robert Adams was a professor of English literature for several years before turning his full attention to photography in the mid 1970s, and becoming a key figure in the New Topographics movement. His photo book The New West (1974) signaled a significant shift in photographic representation of the American landscape.