PJ Harvey, Seamus Murphy Hollow of the Hand

The singer, songwriter, poet and artist, who has built a long and successful career by pushing her limits, journeys with photographer Seamus Murphy from Kosovo to Afghanistan to Washington, DC, where she collects words and he collects pictures to create an extraordinary chronicle of our life and times. Original.
The debut book by artist and writer PJ Harvey, in collaboration with film-maker and photographer Seamus Murphy, emerges as a one-of-a-kind collection of poetry and images.
Between 2011 and 2014 PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy set out on a series of journeys together to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington, D.C.. Harvey collected words, Murphy collected pictures, and together they created an extraordinary chronicle of our life and times. The Hollow of the Hand marks the first publication of Harvey's powerful poetry, in conversation with Murphy's indelible images. It is a landmark project and will be published internationally in autumn 2015.As PJ Harvey says: 'Gathering information from secondary sources felt too far removed for what I was trying to write about. I wanted to smell the air, feel the soil and meet the people of the countries I was fascinated with. Following our work onLet England Shake, my friend Seamus Murphy and I agreed to grow a project together lead by our instincts on where we should go.'Seamus Murphy adds: 'Polly is a writer who loves images and I am a photographer who loves words. Our relationship began a few years ago when she asked me if I would like to take some photographs and make some films for her last albumLet England Shake. I was intrigued and the adventure began, now finding another form in this book. It is our look at home and the world.'The Hollow of the Hand will be available in a hardback edition with highest quality photographic reproductions, as well as a reader's paperback version.