Description:
Signed Copy.
Over forty photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters, and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of "The Jungle" refugee camp in Calais, France. Includes text by the refugees themselves.
Dzhangal
I travelled to the “Jungle” refugee and migrant camp in Calais several times before its demolition in October 2016. The encampment’s contentious name was derived from the Pashtun word dzhangal, meaning “this is the forest.” The “Jungle” was home to between 7,000 and 10,000 people living in squalid conditions. Most of them hoped to cross the English Channel illegally and claim asylum in Britain.
I was tasked with teaching photography to “Jungle” residents as part of a collaborative documentary project. I discovered that many refugees were hostile towards the camera, fearing that being identified could undermine their asylum claims and lead to deportation. They were sceptical that photography would ameliorate their situation, and I came to share their reservations, feeling that photography was failing in the face of the enormity of the refugee crisis, and that excessive photographic coverage was potentially more exploitative than helpful.
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Gost
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 9 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 10-1910401153
Description:
Signed Copy.
Over forty photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters, and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of "The Jungle" refugee camp in Calais, France. Includes text by the refugees themselves.
Dzhangal
I travelled to the “Jungle” refugee and migrant camp in Calais several times before its demolition in October 2016. The encampment’s contentious name was derived from the Pashtun word dzhangal, meaning “this is the forest.” The “Jungle” was home to between 7,000 and 10,000 people living in squalid conditions. Most of them hoped to cross the English Channel illegally and claim asylum in Britain.
I was tasked with teaching photography to “Jungle” residents as part of a collaborative documentary project. I discovered that many refugees were hostile towards the camera, fearing that being identified could undermine their asylum claims and lead to deportation. They were sceptical that photography would ameliorate their situation, and I came to share their reservations, feeling that photography was failing in the face of the enormity of the refugee crisis, and that excessive photographic coverage was potentially more exploitative than helpful.
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Gost
Condition: Very Good
Book Size: 9 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 10-1910401153