JoAnn Kneedler - 'Portraits'

Kneedler was born in Stockholm, Sweden, but grew up in Denmark from the age of eight. She has also lived in Germany and the UK. Her project featured here is from the first year of her study at Brighton. The subjects depicted are foreign students who are pictured with the objects and decorations that they have brought from home. These people are very interesting but the relationship with the photographer is my concern. The project was done at a period when she herself was adjusting to living in the UK and coping with the alienation and barriers of language. There is a profound strength in the background of this work and Kneedler is careful to portray her subjects with defined dignity and a deep intimacy with their surroundings and their reflection on the idea of ‘home’.

Phil Bedford


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