Gardens of Mallorca / Gärten auf Mallorca / Jardines de Mallorca
Charlotte Seeling (editor)
photography by Carina Landau
Feierabend, 2003
, ISBN-10:3936761027
, 123/8 x 101/2 in / 312 x 268 mm
, hardcover
, 280 pages
, 500 color photographs, text in German/English/French
, includes index
"Gardens of Mallorca surprises readers with its depiction of magnificent Mediterranean gardens. Riveting texts, which convey much more than just factual knowledge, are a harmonious counterpart to the opulent visual component. Charlotte Seeling explains what is meant by a 'Mallorcan-style garden' and which plants are original to the island and which have been imported. Along with the gorgeous foliage, the history of the island and its people are also treated in depth, and anecdotes about the gardens’ owners give this luxurious illustrated book a particular, and very personal, Mallorcan charm."
Feierabend
Charlotte Seeling began her career working as a freelance writer for various German magazines including Quick, Stern and Geo. As a journalist she traveled throughout the world. Because of the quality of her work and her reputation for sensitivity, she had the privilege to interview some of the less extrovert public figures like Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister of India, 1966-77 and 1980-84), Federico Fellini (Italian writer/director), Patricia Highsmith (author of The Talented Mr Ripley) and Giorgio Armani (fashion designer). At the beginning of the 1980s she became editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan followed by Vogue, then Marie Claire and finally the French Marie Claire in Paris. Since the mid 1990s she has been focusing her talents on writing, but still acts as an advisor for book and magazine projects.
Carina Landau has always been a great enthusiast of the visual arts. In Paris and London she studied performing arts, specialising in film, video and theatre. Her ability to catch the beauty of real life in a photo is proven in her collaboration in various editions such as Women and their Gardens, The Artist’s Garden and Feast for the Eyes.