J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Jocelyn Lee

In Sovereign, photographer Jocelyn Lee actualizes the democracy she sees between humans, nature and the animal world as she explores their cycles of fecundity. Her sensual and intimate portraits made in collaboration with mature women create fictional narratives which challenge the cultural coding of shunning the aged female body. Using natural light, a medium format camera and film, Lee skillfully composes portraits which expand notions of power, possession and passion. In this book group, Jocelyn Lee discusses, among other things:The camera as a philosophical toolConsciously layering one’s subject with other priorities to inspire and expand imaginationMaking visible the mythology of cultural codesThe beauty of our ‘animal bodies’The magic of not knowingThe dance and performative nature of photographyThe metaphorical power of portraitureThe excitement of exploring new methods and processesBeing in conversation with your workReferenced in the episodeMary OliverThe Naked and the LensJustine KirklandKristen Joy EmackErick HawkinsRecollections of My NonexistenceJocelyn Lee Website | InstagramEngage with J. Sybylla Smith  https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smith

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