Giovanni's Room

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Photographer

Angharad Bache
Prize

3rd Place / People /Other
Date of Photograph

15/05/24
Technical Info

1/200, ISO 3200, f/2.8, Full Frame
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Website

https://angharadbache.com/

This photograph is titled after James Baldwin's novel, Giovanni's Room. The night was drawing to a close for Aberystwyth University students as they indulged in a defiant but quick embrace. The Welsh town is famed for capturing graduates forever in its idyllic bubble, for they struggle to find a sense of hiraeth (deep longing for something, especially one's home) elsewhere. The novel tackles an exploration of LGBTQ+ identity, the concept of belonging, and societal expectations. At progressive institutions, one can create sanctuary in a public setting and reflect the struggle for acceptance.

Biography

Angharad Bache (b. 1996, Winchester) is an emerging social documentary and landscape photographer from the West Midlands. She graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2017 with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, and is still based in West Wales. Bache’s latest work ‘from a zillennial’ contributed to her MA in Photography at Falmouth University. The project is an exploration of the experiences and struggles faced by the Millennial and Gen Z generations in Britain today.
Awards

In 2020, ‘Just One More Night Shift’ was selected, by a panel including the Princess of Wales, to feature in the National Portrait Gallery’s Hold Still project.