WOMAN WEARING RING SHIELDS FACE FROM FLASH - Odette England
October 2023
16,5x21 cm
96 pages
Leather hardcover
ISBN 978-88-94895-69-8
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Edit and sequence by Odette England, Cara Buzzell and Milo Montelli
Designed by Cara Buzzell
Text by Kim Beil
Odette England collects found photographs showing men taking pictures of women without permission, women rejecting the camera by placing their hands over their faces, men posing with guns, and hands. For England, these images suggest a complex relationship between guns, cameras, and violence against women. There is a shared vocabulary between guns and cameras that load, aim, and shoot. In making these connections, England hopes to surface the problematic visual habits embedded in our culture and to work towards an alternative way of using the camera to share our voices rather than normalize violence. Shortlisted for the 2023 Images Vevey Photobook Award and awarded a grant from The Puffin Foundation.
