 Photography Captures A Silent Voice |
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Wednesday, September 24 2008 @ 06:34 PM BST
Author: Dan. Views: 103
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Amelia Shepherd's forthcoming exhibition silent voice is a project about an asylum seeker in Brighton. Over the past year, one man�s story and experiences have been gathered to produce the accompanying book � silent voice. Combining his narrative with a documentary approach a personal history is revealed which would usually be left undocumented.
An asylum seeker�s story- all too frequently misrepresented in the media- is laid before us and his story becomes a touching collaborative journey for Shepherd and 'Momo'. silent voice critically deals with issues of asylum and exile whilst tenderly and compellingly exposes one man�s struggle to survive his current isolation and his tormenting past. Having fled from a despotic regime in Algeria where the rights of the indigenous Berbers were eroded, he faces hostility within the UK. �Momo� finds that he is still faced with the challenges which surround race, culture and identity.
This work subtly negotiates traditional forms of photographic
representation. The very act of documenting turns this subject matter
into a subject that matters. silent voice belongs to a
historic trajectory of photographic responses to the document and
poignantly reminds us that within photography there are many ways of
seeing. We still have so much left to see.
The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the widely celebrated
Brighton Photo Fringe, The Brighton Photo Biennial and The Chapel Royal
photographer. The exhibition takes place from October 4th-November 15th
at the Chapel Royal, North Street, Brighton. |
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