See What I See
Jessica Bishopp
Self-Published
English
Hardcover
Edition of 150
172 pages
229 x 152 mm
2013
ISBN 9780992679309
In November 2012, Jessica Bishopp taught 18 students between the ages of 16 and 20 from The Gambia Senior Secondary School in Banjul the basics of photography in relation to themselves and their environment, then gave them an open brief and a disposable camera to use over 4 days. These photographs show an insight into the Gambian students’ lives that an outsider could never capture. The photographs are intimate and candid, and each comes with a personal explanation of why they took the image and why it is important to them; bringing a new perspective to images of Africa from the inside and not the usual outside looking in. The project has resulted in a published a book of the Gambian students’ photographs and an exhibition in London.
About the Artist
Jessica Bishopp (b.1990, UK) is a London-based award-winning director and documentary filmmaker fascinated by subcultures, myth and our connection to place; exploring universal themes embedded in our daily lives. Her work has screened internationally at film festivals including Sheffield Doc/Fest, DOK Leipzig, Aspen Shortsfest and AFI DOCS. She was selected from over 3,000 applications to represent the UK as a film director at Berlinale Talents 2020.
Jessica is represented by The Mill for commercials and content, and is currently a lecturer on MA Ethnographic and Documentary Film at University College London.
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