Summary
- Discussion on collaborative project Being There
- Questions photographic archetypes and contemporary society
- Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop and Lee Shulman involved
- Event happening as part of Photo London on 17 May
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- The Anonymous Project founded by Shulman is a collection of almost a million Kodachrome slides from the 1940s to the 2000s.
- It is one of the largest collections of amateur photography worldwide.
- Shulman orchestrated the re-staging of images, focusing on 60 works from the “trente glorieuses” period in France.
- Shulman raises questions about the collection depicting privileged white middle classes in the 1950s.
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- Artist Omar Victor Diop creates self-portraits as an odyssey through time in different contexts
- Diop’s augmented pictures in the project “Being There” raise questions about contemporary society and history
- The project captures absence and opens up conversations about our shared past and present
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- The Anonymous Project explores history through sociological and technical perspectives in images
- Shulman and Diop create fictional scenarios to rewrite history and question the past
- Diop’s presence in the images alludes to the historical struggle for representation by Black Americans
- The power of storytelling and image-making in reflecting and altering historical narratives
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- Omar Victor Diop’s stunning photography work displayed in a gallery
- Diop’s striking portraits blend historical references with modern influences
- The images showcase Diop’s unique style and creativity
- The gallery offers a glimpse into Diop’s artistic vision and storytelling abilities
