• Front cover of the book "Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia" by Vincent Peal with a portrait of a young participant in a ritual procession.
  • Back cover of the book "Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia" by Vincent Peal showing skulls arranged in a cave.
  • Ritual procession of Tatung participants in Borneo, wearing traditional attire and performing self-mortification with knives.
  • Young boys participating in a sacred ritual, holding ceremonial knives and wearing traditional costumes.
  • Devotees in trance with ritual piercings through their cheeks during a Southeast Asian religious festival.
  • Participant with multiple piercings across his face as part of a spiritual ceremony.
  • Sacred sacrificial ceremony with animal offerings during a traditional ritual in Southeast Asia.
  • Vibrant statues of deities displayed during a Southeast Asian festival.
  • Devotees carrying metallic offerings attached to their bodies during the Thaipusam festival.
  • Back view of a devotee with hooks piercing his skin, connected by ropes during a Thaipusam procession.
  • A devotee carries a wooden cross during a religious procession on a crowded street in Southeast Asia.
  • Devotees with bloodied backs perform ritual self-flagellation as part of a sacred ceremony in Southeast Asia.
  • Dramatic silhouette of a man on a cross against a cloudy sky during a ritual ceremony.
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Rites & ceremonies of South East Asia

Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia – Vincent Peal

Vincent Peal
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A powerful photographic exploration of Southeast Asia's most intense and sacred rituals by Vincent Peal.

Hardcover, 19.5 x 28.0 cm, 1.05 kg , 200 pages
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About the Book

Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia by Vincent Peal is an unflinching visual journey into the heart of Asia’s most sacred and extreme rituals. Over the course of a year, Peal traveled from Indonesia to Japan, and across the Trans-Siberian Railway, immersing himself in communities where faith and tradition are deeply rooted. His lens captures the trance-induced self-mutilations of the Tatung in Borneo, the dramatic acts of sacrifice during Malaysia's Thaipusam festival, and the haunting cremation rites on the banks of the Ganges.
Blending anthropological insight with raw, journalistic photography, this bilingual edition (English/French) offers a powerful exploration of belief, pain, and transcendence, documenting ceremonies where the human body becomes a vessel for spiritual ecstasy.
Hardcover, 200 pages, published by Timeless Edition, May 2025. ISBN: 9791096037360.

Hardcover, 19.5 x 28.0 cm, 1.05 kg, 200 pages, English/French
ISBN: 9791096037360

About the Author

Vincent Peal is a Belgian photographer and multidisciplinary artist known for his radical, uncompromising vision of the modern world. Formerly part of the electro rock formation Emma Peal, he later shifted to photography and film, creating a documentary on marginalized communities in Brussels and shooting Super 8 videos in New York, Paris, and Berlin. His works have been exhibited internationally, including at the Shanghai World Expo, focusing on topics such as urban poverty and environmental pollution.

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