Photographic Gallery: Jillian Edelstein | reviews, news & interviews
Photographic Gallery: Jillian Edelstein
Photographic Gallery: Jillian Edelstein
Portraits, Affinities and Truth And Lies
Acclaimed photographer Jillian Edelstein's series of Portraits include images of significant figures from the world of arts, fashion and the demi-monde, but also politics: her portrait of Nelson Mandela, taken in Cape Town in 1997. There is also a delightful photograph of three South African boys mucking about by the water.
Affinities is a series of studies of professional and personal connections between like-minded. "After I had a bad break-up, I started to think about how friendships and relationships come out of creative partnerships," she says. "Gilbert and George chose their cleaner, Stainton Forrest. It was a lot of fun!"
The gallery finishes with Truth and Lies, the series of portraits taken in her role as official photograph at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. It is a captivating collection. perhaps the most remarkable image is of a mother pictured with the man thought to have killed her son. "Jerry Richardson, the man alleged to have murdered her son, was there carrying a football. She requested to be photographed with him. I just remember the silence as I was taking the photograph."
Read Sue Steward's interview with Jillian Edelstein.
Share this article
Subscribe to theartsdesk.com
Thank you for continuing to read our work on theartsdesk.com. For unlimited access to every article in its entirety, including our archive of more than 15,000 pieces, we're asking for £5 per month or £40 per year. We feel it's a very good deal, and hope you do too.
To take a subscription now simply click here.
And if you're looking for that extra gift for a friend or family member, why not treat them to a theartsdesk.com gift subscription?
Add comment