French Ministry of Culture Awards Grant to Translate PICT Book
The French Ministry of Culture has awarded a full grant to PICT faculty member Macha Matalaev to translate The Veil of Depiction: Painting in Sufism and Phenomenology, by PICT faculty member Evrim Emir-Sayers, into French. Like the English original, the French translation will appear from PICT Books.
Awarded by the ministry’s Centre National du Livre, the grant is dedicated to the translation of philosophical works that are deemed important additions to the French language, and is determined by a jury of 34 experts in philosophy. The translation of The Veil of Depiction has received the maximum financial support available through the grant.
The Veil of Depiction traces the astonishing line of creative inspiration that connects the philosophy of Sufism, the Middle Eastern art of miniature painting, the work of 20th-century artists like Henri Matisse, and the phenomenology of thinkers like Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Demonstrating the historical continuity and the philosophical common ground between the traditions in question, the book concludes by combining Sufism and phenomenology in a whole new way of looking at art.
Written by one co-director of PICT and translated by the other, The Veil of Depiction is the best demonstration of what an independent, non-profit, volunteer-run, grassroots initiative can contribute to the intellectual world. The book has not been bolstered by any academic fellowships, reviews, or awards, routinely deployed to promote university-backed authors and works. Its recognition is a testament to the efforts of the PICT team, the interest shown by you, the PICT community, and, most importantly, the fact that a good work speaks for itself.
We congratulate Macha, everyone at PICT Books, and our entire community for this touching achievement!
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