Beyond caring : photographs / by Paul Graham.

Main entry:

Graham, Paul, 1956- photographer.

Title & Author:

Beyond caring : photographs / by Paul Graham.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication:

London : Grey Editions, 1986.
Leeds : Jackson-Wilson Ltd, [1986]
©1986

Description:

32 leaves of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Summary:

"Originally self-published in 1985, Paul Graham's renowned series, 'Beyond Caring', was made in the waiting rooms and corridors of the Social Security and Unemployment offices around the UK, documenting the long waits, queues and poor conditions of an overburdened system, to produce a powerful series of photographs conveying the hardship people experienced. Denied official permission to make the work, Graham's photographs were taken discreetly, usually without looking through the camera, resulting in a spatial disorientation that emphasised the unmoored distress of vulnerable citizens. The work shocked many on its release -- leading Magnum photographers were outraged by its use of colour in a classic documentary topic, while others celebrated how it straddled the world of activism and art (it was exhibited at both Trade Union conferences and the Museum of Modern Art, New York). Graham forged a fresh form of engaged photography, mixing elements of social documentary, 'new colour' and reportage to create a striking body of work that endures to this day. Many decades have passed since their making in 1984, but these images have grown not only in photographic importance, but also as a unique historic record of the mid-1980s unemployment crisis in the UK." Google Books.

ISBN:

0950870315 (pbk.)
9780950870311 (pbk.)

Subject:

Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Security Pictorial works.
Great Britain. Department of Employment Pictorial works.
Great Britain. Department of Employment
Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Security
Documentary photography.
Photography, Artistic.
Photographie artistique.
Photographie documentaire.
art photography.
documentary photography.
Manners and customs
Great Britain Social life and customs 1945- Pictorial works.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

photobooks.
Pictorial works
Photobooks
Livres de photographies.

Added entries:

Grey Editions, publisher, distributor.
Jackson-Wilson Ltd, printer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 20362
Call No.: ID:87-B7485
Status: Available

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