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The image of subterfuge and extortion
The Heavens, a photographic essay on tax havens, brings to light a secret world of venality and corruption, says John Green

The Heavens, by Paolo Woods and Gabriele Galimberti (Dewi Lewis Publishing, £39)

WE’VE all heard of tax havens and how big global corporations circumvent paying taxes. But do we know how they do it and what they look like? 

This book takes an innovative approach to the subject, providing a visual reflection of what exactly is involved. 

In one sense it is a contradiction, being a large and elaborately produced coffee table art book with evocative, full-colour images on expensive paper. 

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