Sofa Sessions: Conversations with Martin Parr - Nan Levy
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2020
- The daughter of British social documentary photographer Shirley Baker - Nan Levy - joins Martin Parr in this instalment of Sofa Sessions.
Nan shares memories of being allowed to join her mother in the darkroom when she was a child, as well as being taken along to the country shows that Shirley Baker is famous for documenting. Nan and Martin also discuss Baker's recognition for her practice within the wider photography industry and the current work Nan is doing with Shirley's archive, including producing books and exhibitions.
Shirley Baker's photobook Dog Show 1961 - 1978 is available from Martin Parr Foundation here - www.martinparrfoundation.org/...
Examples of Shirley's work can be seen on her website: shirleybakerphotography.com/
Produced by the Martin Parr Foundation.
Filmed and edited by Alexander Parkyn-Smith
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So happy to see her work covered here. Much deserved recognition.
Thanks @DarrenScaysbrook. It is great to be able to include Shirley's work in the foundation's collection. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
Always welcome when these appear in my inbox! I'll get my Shirley Baker book of the shelf before bed again today for sure.
Thanks Ian. Happy to know that the films are being received well and encouraging engagement with photobooks too.
Shirley Baker's DPA photography on Flickr if anyone is interested in seeing: www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157681446995255
Thanks KS T, fascinating to see these pictures.
Brilliant interview, I went to see an exhibition of Shirley’s at Manchester Art Gallery only about 2-3 years ago, absolutely loved them. Being Manchester born and bred and spent 15 years in Salford with my ex wife I seen many places I knew in those photos, many no longer there. Next I’m looking at buying her books which I’ve a long list of in my Wish List on Amazon.
I’d love to do something similar but the streets around Manchester and Salford are just not the same, or should I say the kids are not the same, I spend enough times around Manchester City Centre doing Street Photography myself. Personally I still don’t think she gets the recognition she deserves
We are grateful for you sharing your comments on the film. Photography can so often create strong emotive responses, particularly when there is personal experience of the places/people/subjects featured. The streets are, as you say, always changing. Hopefully this constant evolution provides new material for photographers to explore and reflect upon the changing cityscape.