• 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 - Vincent Peal

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Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia by Vincent Peal is a bilingual Timeless Edition photobook documenting intense ritual practices across Asia in a 200-page hardcover volume.

  • Timeless Edition for Hunting Asia, May 2025
  • Hardcover • bilingual edition (English / French)
  • 28 × 19.5 cm
  • 200 pages (ill.)
  • ISBN 979-10-96037-36-0 • EAN 9791096037360
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About the Book

Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia Vincent Peal — photobook overview

Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia follows a year-long photographic route from Indonesia to Japan and onward via the Trans-Siberian Railway. The book concentrates on rituals in which the body, pain, devotion, and public performance are held together within structured ceremonial forms.

The sequence is built through direct observation rather than distance. Tatung rituals in Borneo, Thaipusam in Malaysia, and cremation rites on the banks of the Ganges appear not as isolated spectacles but as part of a broader visual study of belief, sacrifice, and spiritual intensity.

Edition details

  • Artist: Vincent Peal
  • Publisher: Timeless Edition for Hunting Asia
  • Publication date: May 2025
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: Bilingual (English / French)
  • Size: 28 × 19.5 cm
  • Pages: 200
  • ISBN / EAN: 979-10-96037-36-0 / 9791096037360

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  • Is this the Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia photobook? Yes — this listing is the 2025 Timeless Edition hardcover.
  • What is Hunting Asia here? Hunting Asia is the editorial context/series around which this release was launched.
  • What kind of work is inside? Documentary photography focused on rites, ceremonies, and forms of devotion across Asia.
  • Where can I buy Rites & Ceremonies of South East Asia by Vincent Peal? If this copy is in stock, you can buy it directly from this product page.

About the Author

Vincent Peal

Vincent Peal is a Belgian photographer from Brussels. Before focusing on photography, he was active in the electro-rock group Emma Peal and also handled the visual side of that project.

His later practice moved toward documentary photography, film, and Super 8 work, with projects linked to marginalized communities, travel, pollution, and cultural or religious traditions. His earlier books include Brussels Open City (2016) and World News (2018).

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