Lumières des Saintes

The gypsy pilgrimage
to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer:
a photographic history

Published by Textuel,
avec the support of
the French Ministry of
Culture and the National 
Centre for Publishing

Author: Ilsen About

Catalog of an exhibition in
Les Rencontres d'Arles
2023 at the MUSEON ARLATEN

An object of fascination,
the pilgrimage to Saintes-
Maries-de-la-Mer, where
Saint Sara is honored by
Gypsies, Manouches, Roma
and travelers from all over
Europe, has attracted
the greatest photographers
for over a hundred years.
In this book, Ilsen About,
a historian of the Roma
world, brings together
some twenty portfolios
from the early 20th
century to the present day.

Hard Cover
2 000 copies
Size : 20 x 30 cm
192 pages
110 photographs
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Lumières des Saintes

The gypsy pilgrimage
to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer:
a photographic history

Published by Textuel,
avec the support of
the French Ministry of
Culture and the National 
Centre for Publishing

Author: Ilsen About

Catalog of an exhibition in
Les Rencontres d'Arles
2023 at the MUSEON ARLATEN

An object of fascination,
the pilgrimage to Saintes-
Maries-de-la-Mer, where
Saint Sara is honored by
Gypsies, Manouches, Roma
and travelers from all over
Europe, has attracted
the greatest photographers
for over a hundred years.
In this book, Ilsen About,
a historian of the Roma
world, brings together
some twenty portfolios
from the early 20th
century to the present day.

Hard Cover
2 000 copies
Size : 20 x 30 cm
192 pages
110 photographs
Hot Stamping