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Don't Worry About Me
Lorsqu’une personne vit des démêlés avec la justice, son univers et celui de ses proches connaissent toutes sortes de bouleversements dans plusieurs sphères de leur vie. Ce reportage met en lumière l’impact de la prison sur les proches de détenus et les multiples tensions auxquels ils sont confrontés. Dans ce voyage photographique, je rends visite à des hommes et des femmes enfermés à l’extérieur, entourés de murs invisibles. Mon travail prend corps sur le temps passé avec ceux que je photographie. Sur une compréhension de leurs enjeux, un lien, une confiance établie, pour pouvoir raconter avec justesse ce qui est enfoui et ce qu’ils ne partagent pas avec tout le monde. Par fragments, des portraits croisés s’esquissent puis se dessinent.
2022 - ongoing
When a person comes into conflict with the law, the world of their loved ones undergoes upheavals impacting several areas of their lives. This current project is about the impact of prison on the relatives of incarcerated people. In developing this documentary, I am visiting men and women who are locked outside and surrounded by invisible walls. The final photographic work is, in fact, articulated as a poem which I hope will resonate with partners, parents, siblings, and the children of inmates — all in a view to break down the barriers of prison stigma and open a window of empathy in the hearts of others.
When a person comes into conflict with the law, the world of their loved ones undergoes upheavals impacting several areas of their lives. This current project is about the impact of prison on the relatives of incarcerated people. In developing this documentary, I am visiting men and women who are locked outside and surrounded by invisible walls. The final photographic work is, in fact, articulated as a poem which I hope will resonate with partners, parents, siblings, and the children of inmates — all in a view to break down the barriers of prison stigma and open a window of empathy in the hearts of others.
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