JR from Agence VU – “Women are Heroes” – Photojournalism for the socially networked generation.
Written by duckrabbitThis is very worthy of winning a TED award this year.
A lesson in how to give women a voice, deal with tragic circumstances, get away from those socially exclusive private openings, do more than just frame suffering on white walls, use the landscape and bring new people into the beautiful medium of socially concerned photography.
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So much of this is seems unconventional yet only because the its whole ideology speaks of connecting to a whole different audience to who is connected now. Look at who, where and how JR wants to speak to – even down to the technology used and the choice of music.
It is sooo cool – a very underused term for this sometimes very serious world. This is a language that speaks to the social networking generation. The underlying social issues are confronted in a way that trusts me to fill in the blanks without horrifying me into anger or depression. It is just great to see something that affirms life instead of containing the darker parts of it within the photographic frame.
Congratulations Agence VU for supporting the artist and massive huge respect to JR.
Author — duckrabbit
duckrabbit is a production company formed by radio producer/journalist Benjamin Chesterton and photographer David White. We specialize in digital storytelling.
Discussion (1 Comment)
I did watch this and had mixed reactions to it at first. I needed a few days to mull it over as I had never seen anybody tackle this issue this way.
I believe humor and art are overlooked as agents of change and healing and I think JR is tapping into this concept in a powerful way. I hope more will follow his lead.